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Historical Event on 8/11/1911

Prem Bhatia, great journalist, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/7/1975Banke Bihar, mystery and religious story writer, passed away.
5/24/1813Krishna Mohan Bandopadhyay, leader, essay writer and journalist in Bengal, was born.
8/29/1994Tusharkanti Ghosh, world famous Indian journalist, passed away.
7/1/1968Asia's biggest nuclear research lab started in New Delhi.
5/13/2000The Union Government gives its approval for the creation of the three new states of Jharkhand, Uttaranchal and Chhattisgarh to be carved out of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.
11/23/1946Kailasham Tyagraj Paramshiv, famous Kannada dramatist, passed away.
9/18/1615Thomas Roe presented himself at Jahangir's court in Ajmer. He left India on February 17, 1618.
12/17/1933Lala Amarnath scores a century (118) in his Test Cricket debut.
8/11/2000Usha Mehta, great Gandhian, passed away.
12/6/1992300,000 Hindus destroy the mosque of Babri at Ayodhya, India. 4 die and BJP government in UP, led by Kalyan Singh, was dismissed and President's rule promulgated. Then countrywide riots followed. Pakistan and Bangladesh condemned demolition.