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Historical Event on 8/11/2000

Usha Mehta, great Gandhian, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/5/1990Parliament passed the 76th Amendment Bill to extend President's rule in Punjab for another six months from November 10, 1990.
8/5/1921Malhi Govind, modern Sindhi novelist, was born.
7/26/1927Gulabrai Sipahahimalani Ramchand, cricketer (valuable all-rounder in 33 Tests for India), was born in Karachi.
5/4/1854The first stamp was officially issued from Calcutta where the first modern post office was established.
6/4/1959Chakravarti Rajagopalachari opposed the Socialist Policies of Indian National Congress and founded Swatantra Party alongwith Ranga.
3/26/1992Rs. 245 crore relief in customs, excise duties announced.
11/16/1883Pandit Baburao Vishnu Paradkar, eminent Hindi editor and journalist, was born at Varanasi.
9/29/1971Cyclone & tidal wave off Bay of Bengal kills as many as 10,000 people.
8/12/2000Neelam Jaswant Singh heaves the discus to a National mark (59.53m) in the Travancore National circuit athletics meet in Thiurvananthapuram.
3/31/1913Foundation stone of 'Gateway of India' was laid by Sir George Sydneham Clerk.