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Historical Event on 9/11/1958

India and Pakistan announced that most border disputes between the two countries had been settled.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/6/1980In the general election (7th) of India, Indira Gandhi led Indian National Congress Party gains two-thirds majority in the Lok Sabha legislative elections.
1/18/1999Gul Panag (20) from Delhi was crowned Femina Miss India Universe at the Miss India 1999 beauty pageant in Pune.
4/16/1997Anupama Gokhale wins National women's `A' chess in Calcutta.
4/6/1906Kaveri Bhaskar Karve, teacher and author, was born at Harnai, Ratnagiri, .
1/18/1925Gajanan Johari, famous Marathi writer, was born.
10/5/1949A. K. Pillai, great social reformer and politician, died.
4/1/1973India starts a drive to save tigers from extinction.
1/14/1959Indira Gandhi, Nehru's daughter, emerges as leading choice for president in New Delhi.
3/19/1982Acharya J. B. Kripalani, writer, nationalist, parliamentarian, founder of Kissan Mazdoor Dal and president of Indian National Congress in 1946, passed away at the age of 94.
4/5/1930Mahatma Gandhi reached Dandi, a small costal village in Gujarat, after travelling 385 kms with 78 followers to break the recently imposed ""Salt Law"". This event is known as 'Dandi March' and was started from Sabarmati Ashram near Ahmedabad.