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Historical Event on 8/11/1911

Prem Bhatia, great journalist, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/23/1993Noted Hindi poet Naresh Mehta wins Gyanpith Award.
6/25/2000India lifts the Asia Cup sub-junior hockey championship in Kuala Lumpur.
2/16/1905Padmabhushan Aliyawar Jang, former Governor of Maharashtra, was born.
8/25/1888Allama Mashriqi, Muslim leader, was born.
12/31/1706Francois Martin, founder of Pondicherry and was its first Governor General, died. He founded Pondicherry, the future capital of French India in 1674.
8/17/1996CBI seizes another Rs. 65 lakhs from Sukh Ram's residence.
7/4/1989Union Deputy Ministers were promoted to the rank of Ministers of State.
4/14/1772Ahmadshah Abdali passed away.
7/31/1997Election Commission agrees to grant national party status to Bahujan Samaj Party but asks it to give up its election symbol--elephant.
8/1/1997Viswanathan Anand wins the Credit Suisse Masters chess tournament in Beil.