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Historical Event on 11/7/1998

Jiwan Singh Umrangal (84), Akali leader and former Punjabi Minister, dies in hospital in Beas.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/28/1877Pulin Bihari Das, revolutionary journalist, passed away.
3/31/1997Lakhubhai Pathak, prominent NRI businessman who had accused Narasimha Rao of cheating $ 100,000, died in London.
12/13/1999Dr. V. Kurien gets the Paulos Mar Gregorius Award 1999.
6/5/1996United Front Govt's Common Minimum Programme announced.
11/16/1877Ardaseer Cursetjee Wadia, professor, pioneer and innovator, died. He was the first Indian who was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society, London. He introduced lighting by gas and was the first to build ""INDUS"", a steam-ship in India in 1833. He also introduced sewing machine, photography and electro-plat
2/7/1993Medium-range surface to surface missile, 'Prithvi' successfully launched for the 10th time.
5/29/1936Gandhi's eldest son creates a controversy as he converts to the Muslim faith.
1/20/1684Treaty between Marathas and Portuguese.
9/24/1938Piloo Dara Reporter, cricket test umpire for 10 tests from 1984-87, was born in Mumbai. He was the first ever test umpire to be invited in a foreign country along with V. K. Ramaswamy also of India.
12/20/1993Jaichandran Nair, Colonel Neelkantan, died.