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Historical Event on 11/8/1965

British Indian Ocean Territory formed.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/21/1914Ujwala Mazumdar, freedom fighter and member of Bengal Valunteers, was born at Dhaka.
6/24/1991K. Karunakaran ministry assumes power in Kerala.
8/21/1972A law was passed for protecting wild animals, including lions and tigers, from extinction.
9/30/2000The Government appoints Dr. D.P.S. Seth as CMD of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd.
2/16/1994Nivrittibuwa Sarnaik, veteran singer of 'Jaipur Gharana', passed away.
3/25/1990Lakshadweep Council elections.
2/11/1906Daily Tribune' started its printing from Lahore.
9/16/1931Ennackal Chandy George Sudarshan, popularly known as George Sudarshan, was born in Kottayam, Kerala. He was a physicist of world repute.
5/27/1995National Centre for Labour launched in Bangalore to give a boost to the unorganised worker's movement in India.
11/3/1999Dr. M. S. Swaminathan, well-known agricultural scientist, is selected for the UNESCO Gandhi gold medal.