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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
4/21/1975Farakka Barrage dedicated to nation.
8/26/1874Ishwar Sharan Munshi, politician and philosopher, was born.
8/1/1957M. K. Vellodi was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 04-06-1958.
10/1/1993The two helicopters along with the first batch of fifteen personnel were ferried out in an AN-12 from Delhi to Mogadishu. The two helicopters were provided by 111 HU.
2/1/1910Jahangir Mohammed Khan, cricketer (father of Majid, Indian player 1932-36), was born in Jallundar.
6/18/1993The 14th national council of the BJP at Bangalore swears by Hindutva.
12/4/1894Swami Brahmanand was born at Hamirpur district in UP. He joined freedom movement and participated in Salt Satyagraha, Non Cooperation Movement and Quit India Movement. He also established Brahmanand Inter College (1938), Brahmanand Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya (1943) and Brahmanand Mahavidyalaya (1960).
3/24/1987First developmental launch of new generation rocket ASLV 'Stretched Rohini Satellite Series' (SROSS-1). This carried payload for launch vehicle performance monitoring and for gamma ray astronomy. This plunged within two minutes and 40 seconds of its launching.
8/17/1998The Government issues a notification banning the use of quinacrine, a controversial female contraceptive and sterilization agent.
4/16/1993The Supreme Court stays the operation of M.P. High Court's order quashing President's rule in the state.