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Historical Event on 8/11/1997

135 persons killed in flash floods in Shimla & Kiannaur districts of Himachal Pradesh.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/11/1931Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh ""Osho"", guru of the rich, was born.
9/1/1947Mahatma Gandhi undertakes a fast for unity among Hindus and Muslims. He breaks the fast after 73 hours when peace is restored.
3/26/1980Bombay gets its first rock concert in 10 years (The Police).
1/5/1948Parthasarathy Harishchandra Sharma, cricketer (Indian batsman of the mid-70's), was born in Alwar, Rajasthan.
10/26/1950Mother Teresa founded Mission of Charity in Calcutta, India.
6/23/1927All India Radio's broadcasting service started in 1927 by privately owned transmitter at Bombay and Calcutta.
10/5/1997Dr. Kalpana Chawla became the first Indian woman to become an astronaut. (year 1997 or Oct. 5, 1998)
6/1/1993Speaker disqualifies four Ajit group MPs.
5/1/1902Tornodo hit Dhaka part of Bengal, claims 416 lives.
10/16/1905Bengal was partitioned by Lord Curzon on the pretext of it being too big to administer. Instead of dividing it on the basis of non-Bengali areas, the division was on the basis of Hindus and Muslims. Britishers thought that would succeed in increasing Hindu - Muslim tensions. The tremor of partition was felt throughout India and was regarded as an insult and challenge to Indian Nationalism. A movement was launched by the moderates. New method of protests 'Swadeshi and Swaraj' became the slogan of the common man and the whole of India was drawn into the national movement.



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