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Historical Event on 11/8/1960

Subroto Mukherjee died while having dinner in Tokyo, where he had gone with the Air India International Airlines which made its first inaugural flight to the city of Tokyo, Japan.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/29/1928Hiralal Ghisulal Gaikwad, cricket all-rounder who played the only test vs Pakistan, was born in Nagpur.
4/19/1981Indira Gandhi,Prime Minister, inaugurated `Maharashtra Vidhanbhavan'.
8/14/1954'State Carrom Association' was established in Mumbai.
1/30/1903Lord Curzon opened the Imperial Library in in Metcalfe Hall at Calcutta.
3/16/1939Subroto Mukherjee became the first Indian Officer to command a squadron when he took over No.1.
5/4/1799Tipu Sultan is killed in a battle against 5,000 British soldiers who stormed and razed his capital, Seringapatanam.
3/29/1978Jayasinghrao Mansinghrao Ghorpade, cricketer, 8 Tests for India and 229 runs, passed away.
9/12/1994UN Secretary General Ghali visits New Delhi.
1/3/1947Gandhiji toured the riot-affected areas in Bihar from January 3 to January 29.
8/14/1920Rushikesh Mulgaonkar, Air Chief Marshal (1976-78), was born.