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Historical Event on 11/8/1661
Guru Har Rai passed away. Second son Har Kishan became the eighth Sikh Guru age of 5 years 4 Months. He passed away at the age of 7 years 9 Months.
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| 11/9/1999 | Prof. Romila Thapar, historian, is elected to the highest British academic honour. |
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| 7/2/1905 | Shantiswaroop Dhavan, former Governor of West Bengal, was born. |
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| 5/4/1849 | Sher Shah defeats Humayun near Buxar at Chausa and becomes emperor of Delhi. |
| 9/8/1952 | The Copyright bill was signed during the first world convention by 35 nations including India at Geneva. |
| 4/9/1893 | Maha Pandit Rahul Sanskrityayan, politician, professor and Hindi writer, was born at Pandaha, Azamgarh. |
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