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Historical Event on 11/11/1998

V. M. Devaraj (78), DMK leader and former MLA, passed away after a brief illness. He represented Vellore in 1980, 1984 and 1989. He was a close associate of the DMK founder, C. N. Annadurai.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/9/1996A Delhi court summoned former Prime Minister Narsimha Rao to face trial as an accused in the Lakhubhai Pathak cheating case in which godman Chandraswami was already facing trial.
4/8/1998Sedapatti R. Muthiah resigns as the Union Surface Transport Minister at the behest of his party supremo Jayalalitha. He is involved in court cases.
1/27/1904R. P. Kanitkar, veteran writer, nationalist, journalist and editor, was born.
5/8/1990A 255 kmph cyclone lashes Andhra Pradesh coast causing heavy losses to life and property.
8/2/1993Seven JD (A) rebel MPs admitted to Congress (I).
12/29/1984Rajiv Gandhi claims for Indian Prime Minister post after his landslide majority in 8th General Elections.
2/1/1992Mohan Choty, comedy film actor, passed away.
1/7/1997Jaspal Rana bags six gold medals in the men's standard pistol and air pistol and set two more records on the penultimate day of the National shooting.
6/17/1928Pandit Gop Bandhu Das, famous writer, social worker and the creator of Orissa, passed away.
5/21/1994The Union Government imposes blanket ban on capitation fee for admission to private professional colleges.