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Historical Event on 8/11/1961

Dadra and Nagar Haweli declared as Union Territory States.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/27/1907Brahma Bandhav Upadhyay died.
2/16/1923Vishnu Moreshwar Mahajani, famous author, poet and playwright, passed away.
10/15/1949Process of the integration of the Indian State was completed when the last three states - Tripura, Manipur and Banaras were merged.
10/25/1990JD and BJP withdrew support to Rajasthan and Gujarat governments respectively.
4/16/1996Narasimha Rao, PM, visits Kerala (2 days).
4/4/1987Agney, famous Hindi litterateur and Gyanpeeth Award winning poet, passed away.
8/5/1981Jagjivan Ram heads breakaway Congress(U) and calls new party Congress (J).
9/30/1999India successfully test-fired its multi-target surface-to-air missile 'Akash'.
10/25/1999US Energy Secretary Bill Richardson arrives.
10/25/1999Mian Tansen, a prominent figure of North Indian (Hindustani) classical music and famous singer of Akbar's court, died at Gwalior. Tansen is remembered for his epic Dhrupad compositions, creating several new ragas, as well as for writing two classic books on music Sri Ganesh Stotra and Sangita Sara.