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Historical Event on 8/8/1911

Following the end of a heavy monsoon, parts of India were hit by a cholera epidemic.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/1/1992Seperate secretariat was established for primary education.
11/7/1971India admits forces entered Bangladesh to silence artillery.
4/21/1993India announces establishing proof in Pakistan's complicity in Bombay bomb blasts.
11/12/1990Uttar Pradesh Government raises the reservation for Backward Classes in direct recruitment to State Services from 15 to 27 per cent.
6/16/1950Mithun Chakravorty, famous Hindi film actor, was born.
11/24/1930Chandrakant Trimbak Patankar, cricketer ( wicket keeper in one Test India vs NZ 1955-56), was born in Pen, Maharashtra.
1/7/1858The hearing of the case began that was filed against the last Mughal Emperor Bahadhur Shah II for taking part in the first armed revolution against the British.
6/5/1966Indian rupee devalued by 36.5 percent.
12/3/1979Dhyan Chand, famous master of Hockey and Padma Bhushan awardee, passed away.
5/14/1996H.D. Deve Gowda elected leader of the third front as its prime ministerial candidate.