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Historical Event on 7/11/1998

The Government reduces customs duty on edible oils under the Open General Licence from 20 to 10 per cent.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/21/1987Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma elected the Vice President of India (1987 - 1992).
1/29/1955'Bhartiya Kamgar Kisan Party' established.
4/2/1993MP High Court quashes dismissal of BJP Government under article 356; the Centre decides to move the Supreme Court.
9/10/1923Sukumar Roy, famous Bengali child litterateur, passed away.
9/15/1992Price of petrol, diesel and cooking gas hiked.
8/4/1993Tarabai Bapat, daughter-in-law of revolutionary Senapati Bapat, died.
4/1/1944Japanese troops conquer Jessami, East-India.
3/1/1903Pareshchandra Bhattacharya, former Gonerner of Indian Reserve Bank, was born.
1/9/1922Har Gobind Khurana, scientist of Biology, was born in India. He did his M.Sc from University of Punjab and, for higher education went to University of Liverpool. In 1959, he produced a chemical called ""Coenzymea"", which is essential for certain processes in the human body. He was awarded Nobel Prize for medicine in 1968 along with Marshall W. Nirenberg and Robert W. Halley.
4/21/1975Farakka Barrage dedicated to nation.