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Historical Event on 11/8/1948

Nathuram Godse confesses to murder of Gandhi but denies conspiracy.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/10/1839Tea from India first arrives in UK.
6/18/1633Revairu Diogu, dictionary creator of Konkani language and Jezoet Priest, died.
5/16/1999Senior Congress leaders oppose Sonia Gandhi as Prime Minister.
2/1/1969Pinaki Chatterji and George Albert Duke on a two-man rowing expedition to the Andamans set out from Calcutta.
3/15/1993Vinod Kambli scores 227 vs Zimbabwe. This was his second consecutive Test 200.
4/8/1925Kumar Gandharva (Shivputra Siddharamaiya Komkali), famous music director and singer, was born.
4/8/1925Rumi, famous Muslim Sufi poet, was born.
4/8/1925A battle was fought at Turkra or Turkra Qasba (in the Balasore district) in which the Afghans were routed.
7/15/1997Mahesh Chander Mehta, Environmental activist, wins Ramon Magsaysay Award.
4/18/1970Dr. Dharmendra of the Indian Council of Medical Research awarded the Damien-Duttan Award for outstanding work in leprosy.