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Historical Event on 11/8/1999
The Government announces waiver of telephone bills up to Rs. 1000 in the rural areas of cyclone-hit Orissa.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/7/1831 | Heinrich Von Stephan, famous general of postal union and freedom fighter, was born at Pomerania. |
| 5/28/1963 | Estimated 22,000 die in another cyclone in Bay of Bengal (India). |
| 11/30/1909 | Ramesh Chandra died. |
| 2/25/1760 | Lord Clive left India. His successors as Governors of India were J. Holwell and H. Vansittart from July 1760 to 1765. He was re-posted to India on May 3, 1765. |
| 3/6/1971 | Test debut of Sunil Gavaskar vs West Indies at Port-of-Spain. |
| 6/25/1993 | Mahadevan, SBI MD, sacked in the wake of his role in the securities scam. |
| 11/6/1937 | Yashwant BipinBihari Sinha was born in Patna (Bihar). |
| 2/21/1894 | Dr. Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar, famous scientist, was born at Bhera, Punjab. |
| 11/30/1974 | India, Pakistan decide to end the ten-year trade ban. |
| 9/30/1992 | Laurie Baker wins Rs. 25 lakh UN World Habitat award. |
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