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Historical Event on 8/8/1911
Following the end of a heavy monsoon, parts of India were hit by a cholera epidemic.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/23/2000 | India, Japan unveil new global partnership and agree to start a formal security dialogue. Sanctions status quo on CTBT. |
| 3/7/1974 | T. T. Krishnamachari, former Finance Minister, passed away. |
| 8/13/1960 | Marmik' weekly magzine published. |
| 4/8/1946 | HMS Vengeance, sailed with 22 aircraft of No. 4 Sqn, halted at Singapore for re-fueling and set course for Iwakuni, a port of Kyushu island. |
| 5/24/1960 | Dr. Ida Sophie Schruder, founder of famous 'Vellore Hospital', passed away in Kodaikanal. |
| 5/15/1999 | The BJP and at least 13 of its allies rename themselves the National Democratic Alliance. |
| 8/21/1995 | Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, noted physics scientist, died at the age of 84. He was one of the world's leading astro-physicists for his contributions to the study of stars. Chandrasekhar had received the highest award in Science--the Noble Prize in Physics in 1983. |
| 4/11/1964 | Communist Party of India was divided in two parts. Firstly known as Communist Party of India [CPI], its second fragmentation was named as Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)]. This division was on ideological differences at the international level. |
| 6/12/1997 | Sitaram Kesri elected president of Congress I (6224 votes. Sharad Pawar-888; Rajesh Pilot-354). |
| 1/18/1999 | Prof. Amartya Sen, Nobel Laureate, is selected for Bharat Ratna. |
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