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Historical Event on 8/11/1916

Gopal Raghunath Bewur, former Chief of Army and fighter, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/28/1627Jahangir, Mughal emperor, weak from asthma and no food, died at Bhimghar near Kashmir. He was buried at Shahdara (Lahore) on the banks of the Ravi. During his last days, he remained in the custody of Aurangzeb. ( 28/10 or 7/11).
7/31/1912Allan Octavian, great social reformer, patriot, lawyer, journalist and politician, passed away at the age of 84.
1/27/1948Gandhiji visits Mehrauli Muslim Fair.
5/22/1991Elections scheduled to be held on 23, 26 deferred to 12, 15 of June.
8/8/1905Dhyanchand, great Hockey player, was born.
10/31/2000Chhattisgarh, the 26th State of Indian Union, comes into existence with the swearing in of its Governor Dinesh Nandan Sahay and Chief Minister Ajit Jogi at a glittering function at Raipur.
6/24/1996Cong(I) enters into an electoral alliance with Bahujan Samaj Party for forthcoming Assembly election in UP.
7/30/1991Sabi Fernandes, senior photographer of Indian Express Newspaper Group, died.
8/30/1993LPG, Petrol dealers get higher commission.
5/21/1991Rajiv Gandhi, Indian Prime Minster (1984-91), assassinated by human bomb explosion plotted by LTTE at Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu, 40 km from Madras, at 10.20 P.M.