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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
12/3/1979Dhyan Chand, famous master of Hockey and Padma Bhushan awardee, passed away.
12/3/1979Guru Angad Dev, Sikh Guru, passed away.
3/25/1898Dalpatrai (Dalpatram Dahyabhai Trawadi), modern Gujrati poet, passed away.
6/1/1947Balbhimraj Gore, litterateur and Hindi critic, was born.
6/9/1999The Indian army occupies two key positions in the Batalik sector.
12/4/1999A batch of 1,690 Indian soldiers leave for Sierra Leone to join the U.N. Mission to implement the peace accord.
7/9/1994Surendranath, Governor of Punjab, died.
11/6/1904Hariharnath Shastri, worker's leader, was born.
7/2/1950Yusuf Meharali, socialist leader, died.
11/20/1969The Union Home Ministry decides to reserve posts for SC\STs in the public sector undertakings.