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Historical Event on 10/11/1988

Janata Dal, a new national centrist opposition party, launched. V. P. Singh elected President.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/22/1880Nilmoni Phukan, greatest social reformer, prolific writer of Assam, poet, editor, journalist and lawyer, was born at Dibrugarh, Assam.
11/24/1919Gandhiji presides over All-India Khilafat conference at Delhi.
9/3/1916Annie Besant started 'Home Rule' movement.
6/2/1908Sri Aurobindo, freedom fighter, was arrested in Manik Tala Bomb explosion case.
10/25/1964First indigenous tank was manufactured in Awdi factory and was named 'Vijayant'.
9/8/1960Feroz Gandhi, a prominent member of the Lok Sabha,died in New Delhi.
11/8/1992Mother Teresa, nobel prize winner, was presented 'Bharat Ki Mahan Suputri' award.
7/29/1901Rudyard Kipling, the renowned author of stories and poems about colonial India and an unofficial spokesman for the British Empire, joined the rising chorus of criticism in regard to Britain's conduct in the increasingly unpopular Boer War.
9/19/1936Pandit Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande, expert in north Indian classical music, died. He was also a lawyer, professor and social reformer.
3/14/1967Vijay Yadav, cricketer (Indian wicket-keeper between More & Mongia), was born in Gonda.