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Historical Event on 11/8/1965

Bashiruddin Ahmad, religious leader and litterateur, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/9/1850Bhartendu Harish Chander, father of modern Hindi literature, poet and dramatist, was born.
8/21/1991Gopinath Mahant, famous Odissi litterateur and Gyanpeeth awardee, died.
12/10/1761Maharani Tarabai of Pune died at Satara.(9 or 10).
7/23/1933Jatindra Mohan Sengupta, great leader, lawyer, social worker, freedom fighter, nationalist and president of Bengal Swaraj Party, died at Ranchi. He was addresed by the people of Bengal as 'Deshapriya' (Beloved of the Country).
1/26/1893Srijiva Nyayatirtha Bhattacharya, famous writer and educationist, was born Bhatpara, West Bengal.
1/29/1994Air India and Indian Airlines converted into companies.
4/8/1998India enters into a historical partnership with France with the formal launch of a joint programme for restoring and protecting the Taj Mahal.
3/31/1980Nirmal Mukherjee, the last Indian Civil Service Officer, retired from service as Cabinet Secretary.
1/20/1959Tej Bahadur Sapru passed away.
3/24/1998G.M.C. Balayogi of the Telugu Desam is elected Speaker of the Lok Sabha as the candidate of the BJP-led Government.