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Historical Event on 8/10/1860
Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande, the great architect of the renaissance of Hindustani music and who played a vital role in giving re-birth to North Indian classical music, was born at Balukeshwar, Maharashtra.
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7/24/1911 | Pannalal Ghosh, famous flute player, was born. |
7/1/1989 | Yashvantrao Chavan Open University was established. |
11/16/1998 | Kiran More, former Indian stumper, calls it a day from first class cricket at Baroda. |
6/30/1928 | Kalyanji, famous music director, was born. |
2/17/1968 | Dr. Kailas Nath Katju, freedom fighter, politician, leader, Governor of Orissa and West Bengal, passed away. |
11/12/2000 | Huge voter turnout for Congress Presidential poll. Seven top BSF and IAF officials die after their MI8 helicopter crashes near Lakhpat in the Rann of Kutch in Gujarat. |
10/9/1992 | Sukha and Jinda, assassins of former army chief Gen. A. S. Vaidya, hanged in Pune jail. |
7/31/1993 | K. Vijaya Rama Rao became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 31/07/96). |
5/21/1927 | Cargo Transportation service started between Calcutta and Bagdogra. |
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