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Historical Event on 11/8/1893
Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu, great musician and professor, was born in Bangalore.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/11/1908 | Khudiram Bose was hanged on this day in Central Jail at Mujaffarpur, Bihar at the age of 19 years. He along with Prafulla Chaki had planned to bomb the carriage supposed to be carrying Kingsford, unfortunately he was betrayed and was caught and finally was sentenced to death and hanged. This day is observed as ""Martyr's Day"" in memory of the great freedom fighter. Even today the soul stirring songs composed in his honour are sung by Bengali folk-singers. |
| 4/18/1898 | Damodar Hari Chapekar, India's first revolutionary, was hanged in the Yervada Central Jail. He was punished for killing the Rand and Ayrest British Officials. |
| 6/1/1874 | East India Company was dissolved. |
| 4/8/1937 | R. Gundurao, former Chief Minister of Karnataka and senior leader of Indira Congress, was born. |
| 11/5/1996 | Madhavrao Scindia rejoins Congress. |
| 7/10/1997 | Malleswari earns India's first gold medal in Asian weightlifting championship in Beijing. |
| 1/1/1900 | Doordrahsan was started.
Doordarshan is an autonomous public service broadcaster founded by the Government of India, which is owned by the Broadcasting Ministry of India and is one of two divisions of Prasar Bharati. |
| 7/29/1904 | Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhai Tata, president of Tata industrial group, was born in Paris, France. He was the first pilot of India to be conferred with the Bharat Ratna. |
| 1/11/1986 | The first MiG-27M fighter, built under license by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd, is delivered and inducted into the Indian Air Force. |
| 11/19/1999 | Indira Gandhi Peace prize is presented to a social worker of Bangladesh Muhammed Yunus. |
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