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Historical Event on 8/11/1908
Khudiram Bose was hanged on this day in Central Jail at Mujaffarpur, Bihar at the age of 19 years. He along with Prafulla Chaki had planned to bomb the carriage supposed to be carrying Kingsford, unfortunately he was betrayed and was caught and finally was sentenced to death and hanged. This day is observed as ""Martyr's Day"" in memory of the great freedom fighter. Even today the soul stirring songs composed in his honour are sung by Bengali folk-singers.
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| 3/31/1935 | 374 infants wed at a mass ceremony. |
| 10/9/1964 | K. M. George established the Kerala Congress Party. |
| 1/12/1901 | Umashankar Dikshit, senior leader of Indira Congress, was born. |
| 3/5/1931 | Mahatma Gandhi & British viceroy Lord Irwin sign a pact referred in Indian History as ""Gandhi-Irwin Pact"", after which the civic disobedience movement was taken back. |
| 2/5/1919 | Sitaram Kesri, veteran Congress leader, was born. |
| 2/5/1919 | Akbar captured Ahmednagar. |
| 4/4/1912 | Dhundiraj Gopal Sapre, Sahityaratna and Sanskrit litterateur, was born. |
| 2/11/1944 | Buddhadev Dasgupta, director (Charachar, Grihajuddha), was born. |
| 10/20/1947 | First battle between India and Pakistan. |
| 7/16/1956 | K. L. Pawar, who guided students for the written examinations, was born. |
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