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Historical Event on 7/11/1998

Indians bag a silver and a bronze at the International Physics Olympiad in Reykjavik.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/19/1997Ambar Roy, Indian test batsman (1969-70), died in Calcutta.
2/2/1965Government sanction was accorded to the Officers Training School for the start of Short Service Regular Commission.
7/12/1674Chhatrapati Shivaji signed a friendship treaty with East India Company.
10/18/1968Narendra Deepchand Hirwani, cricketer (Ind leggie 16 wickets vs WI on debut in 1988), was born in Gorakhpur.
12/21/1998The Viswabharati University in Calcutta presents the 'Deshikottama' award to Nobel laureate Prof. Amartya Sen.
12/21/1998Sultan Mehmud of Ghazni began his first real expedition to India by defeating the Hindu King Jaipal. He won Afghanisthan and Punjab in Peshawar battle. This was the first major Muslim conquest in India.
1/15/1784Sir William Jones, Judge and linguist, and Sir Warren Hastings established the Asiatic Society of Bengal at Calcutta. This was the first scholastic institution.
11/18/1997School bus plunges into the Yamuna killing 28 Delhi children.
7/29/1994Indian army kills 27 Muslem militants.
11/8/1965Bashiruddin Ahmad, religious leader and litterateur, passed away.