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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
7/12/1920Yeshwant Vishnu Chandrachud, Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India, was born.
7/17/1937Delhi-Calcutta Express Train derailed near Patna killing 95.
10/15/1866Vasudevacharya Kerur, famous Kannad novelist, playwright and journalist, was born.
9/20/1999Shobha Subrahmanyam, managing director of the Ananda Bazaar Patrika Group of publications, was elected President of the Indian Newspaper Society for 1999-2000.
12/31/1966Bishen Singh Bedi made his Test Cricket debut vs West Indies at Calcutta.
8/2/1987Geet Sethi retains the World Amateur Billiards title.
7/31/1996Supreme Court exempts Rao from appearing in CMM court personally.
1/16/1985Balram Jakhar elected Speaker of the Lok Sabha.
1/27/1988The first ever helicopter mail service was inaugurated at Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The first flight was from Port Blair to Havelock Island and its inaugurated by the Governer of Andaman and Nicobar Island.
4/8/1831Ram Mohan Roy landed in England.