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Historical Event on 11/8/2000

Queen Ingrid (90), Denmark's Swedish born queen mother and great-grand daughter of Britain's Queen Victoria, died in Copenhagen.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/26/1984Satellite Insat 1-B dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
8/1/1916Mrs. Annie Besant in cooperation with Bal Gangadhar Tilak started the Home Rule League Movement with Dadabhai Naoroji as its President.
9/1/1956Pakistani troops infiltrated the Line of Control in Kashmir.
2/28/1919Sunderlal Khurana, great politician and journalist, was born.
11/22/1990Laloo Prasad Yadav, Bihar CM, wins confidence motion (202-108).
11/18/1997School bus plunges into the Yamuna killing 28 Delhi children.
3/27/1942Gandhiji meets Sir Stafford Cripps in New Delhi; later declares Cripps proposals to be a ""post-dated cheque"".
11/7/1958Nehru said the role of Gen. Mohammed Ayub Khan in Pakistan had increased the 'risk and danger of war' between India and Pakistan.
2/2/1978The Indian National Congress (I) recognized as a national party and allotted the election symbol 'hand' (Palm).
4/22/1942The Telecommunication Training Centre was established at Jabalpur.