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Historical Event on 8/11/1999

Ramnath Parkar, former Indian opening batsman, died in Mumbai.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/19/2000Railways retains the Lady Ratan Trophy Women's National Hockey championship.
5/28/1964A slow-moving funeral cortege containing the body of Jawaharlal Nehru inched through the streets of New Delhi today. A million and a half Indians lined the route to pay final respects to their beloved leader.
5/28/1907Purohit Dingambar Vinayak (Nanasaheb), leader in Maharashtra, was born.
5/19/1993Government decides to merge Vayudut with Indian Airlines.
1/20/1684Treaty between Marathas and Portuguese.
9/12/1905Anglo-Japanese treaty provides for Japan to help safeguard India at London.
8/18/1945Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose left Saigon and is believed to have died in a Japanese aeroplane crash at Taihoku Airport in Taiwan.
7/7/1998Nag, indigenously developed anti-tank missile, is test-fired again.
3/23/199710 Dalits killed in Kab village of Bihar by Ranbir Sena, a pro-landlord extremist organisation.
8/20/1986A restructured 20-point programme announced.