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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.

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11/10/1968Tukdoji Maharaj, modern social reformer, saint and poet, died in his ashram at Mozri in district Amravati.
11/18/1972Tiger was adopted as India's 'National Animal'
7/18/1994Munis Raza, famous educationist and former Chancellor of Delhi University, passed away.
10/20/1969Punjabrao Agriculture University established.
9/10/2000Marat Safin wins the men's singles in the US open championship.
6/12/1997Sitaram Kesri elected president of Congress I (6224 votes. Sharad Pawar-888; Rajesh Pilot-354).
3/29/1857Sepoy Mangal Pandey shot the first bullet of 1857 Indian mutiny in the barracks of Barrackpur near Calcutta against British Empire. This was the starting of the mutiny.