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Historical Event on 8/11/1954

Madireddy Venkateshwar Narasimha Rao, cricketer (Indian leg-spin all-rounder 1978-79), was born in Secunderabad.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/15/1904Mogubai Kurdikar, veteran singer of 'Jaypur Gharana', was born.
12/4/1829Britain abolished ""sati"" in India (widow burning herself to death on her husband's funeral pyre)
6/30/1817Dadabhai Navroji, veteran leader and industrialist, died.
9/11/1911Amarnath Lala, right-hand Indian all-rounder of 30s and 40s, was born at Lahore in Pakistan. He was awarded with Padma Bhushan in 1991.
10/22/1999Balayogi is elected as Speaker of the Lok Sabha for second consecutive term.
7/23/1997India decides to sign U.N. Convention against torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
4/24/1995K. Karunakaran elected to Rajya Sabha.
1/28/1950Supreme Court of India was inaugurated.
1/5/1955Kumari Mamata Promileswar Banerjee was born in Calcutta (West Bengal).
1/26/1992Bharat Bhushan, the legendary romantic film hero of the 1950's, passed away at the age of 71 years.