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Historical Event on 8/11/2000
Usha Mehta, great Gandhian, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/4/1909 | Prabhakar Padhye, modern Marathi litterateur, was born. |
| 2/23/1990 | 5-member Ministry headed by R. K. Ranbir Singh in Manipur elected. |
| 2/14/1994 | The controversial Supreme Court Judge V.Ramaswami, who survived an impeachment motion in Parliament, retires. |
| 2/24/1922 | Kanwar Rai Singh, cricketer (batted at MCG Test for India 1948), was born in Darkati, Punjab. |
| 2/24/1922 | Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan was born. |
| 3/24/1924 | Virendrakumar Bhattacharya, Gyanpeeth award winner and Assamia novelist, was born. |
| 1/1/1900 | Sathya Sai Baba was born |
| 11/20/1997 | Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat arrives in New Delhi. India and Palestinian national authority take stock of stalled West Asia peace process. Two sides sign first umbrella Memorandum of Understanding. |
| 6/21/1948 | C. Rajagopalachari was appointed the first Indian Governor General of Indian union (21/06/1948-25/01/1950). After January 25, 1950, this post was abolished. |
| 1/2/1943 | Vir Bhai Kotwal sacrificed his life. |
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