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Historical Event on 8/11/1999

The last total solar eclipse of the millenium was seen in northern parts of India and France. This eclipse lasted for 2 min and 23 sec.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/8/1954Indian Government decided to integrate Chandranagar in West Bengal which was under the rule of the French.
10/3/1984India's longest distance train Himsagar Express (from Jammu Tavi to Kanya Kumari) was first flagged.
10/3/1984Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan was born.
11/12/1929First Maharastrian Governor Shripad Balwant Tambe was appointed as Governor of Nagpur.
6/3/1924Muthuvel Karunanidhi, politician and playwright, was born in Thirukkuvalai (Thanjavur).
9/30/1997At least 20 civilians were killed and over 30 injured in unprovoked firing by Pakistani troops on Kargil town in Jammu&Kashmir.
7/20/1969M. Hidayatullah became the first acting President of India.
2/11/1979Shankarrao Narayanrao Mohite Patil `Sahakari Maharshi' passed away.
3/5/1993The government de-reserves the mining industry throwing it open to private sector as well as to foreign investment.
4/8/1919Gandhiji arrested on way to Delhi for refusal to comply with order not to enter Punjab; escorted back to Bombay; outbreaks of violence in several towns.