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Historical Event on 8/11/1956

The Lok Sabha passed the States Reorganisation Act.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/11/1986The first MiG-27M fighter, built under license by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd, is delivered and inducted into the Indian Air Force.
10/2/1979Operation (Milk) Flood-II launched.
10/13/1877Bhulabhai Desai, politician, was born.
6/2/1900Sri Ram Sharma Acharya, freedom fighter, social reformer and leader, passed away.
2/9/1898The Rower of Persia', a short film produced at Calcutta was released on February 9 at Star Theatre, Calcutta.
9/21/1933Annie Besant, great social worker and founder of Home Rule Movement, passed away.
9/7/1997Banned Maoist Communist Centre guns down at least 30 CPI (M) liberation activists, including district committee members and workers, at Ankendar village, 40 km from the district headquarters of Chatra in Bihar.
9/4/1990Congress (I) opposes the Prasar Bharati Bill in the Rajya Sabha saying the party wants the bill to be sent to a select committee.
12/29/1968Chunilal Kalidas Madiya, famous Gujrathi playwright, story writer and novelist, died.
8/20/1944Rajiv Gandhi, former Prime Minister of India and Bharat Ratna awardee, was born in Bombay.