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Historical Event on 11/8/2000
India wins the men's team title in the World Carrom championship in New Delhi.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/3/1948 | Surendra Pratap Singh, famous journalist and chief editor of Navbharat Times, was born. |
| 3/19/1907 | Dr. Dilawar Hussain, right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper, was born. |
| 2/17/1698 | Aurangzeb fell to Jinjee fort, seat of Maratha power, after eight-year siege. |
| 1/15/1898 | Nanasaheb Ramji Tawde, educationist and scientist, was born at Taluq Malvan, Maharashtra. |
| 12/10/1985 | A. M. Prasad was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 30-04-1987. |
| 10/17/1903 | 7th Madras Infantry was re-established as 67th Punjabi Infantary. |
| 7/10/1992 | SROSS-C placed in orbit. Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2A), first indigenously-built satellite of second-generation INSAT series launched from Kourore. This is more operational multi-purpose communication and enhanced meteorology satellite. It is still in service. |
| 11/8/1661 | Guru Har Rai passed away. Second son Har Kishan became the eighth Sikh Guru age of 5 years 4 Months. He passed away at the age of 7 years 9 Months. |
| 1/1/1949 | A ceasefire eventually came into force. Under UN supervision, a negotiated Cease Fire Line was drawn up on an actual holding basis pending future settlements. This meandering, and at places militarily illogical line, ran some 700 kilometres from Chhamb in the South to a map reference point NJ 9842 in Ladakh in the North. The fighting was to continue for 15 months, with heavy RIAF involvement throughout, but despite being continuously on an operational footing throughout this period, the re-organisation and modernisation of the service continued unabated. |
| 8/3/1957 | Devdas Gandhi, son of Rashtrapita Mahatma Gandhiji and noted journalist, passed away. |
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