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Historical Event on 8/11/1911
Prem Bhatia, great journalist, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/2/1994 | Gandhi Peace Prize instituted on the lines of Nobel Peace Prize on the great leader's 125th birth anniversary. |
| 12/26/1925 | Krishna G. Ginde, great musician and singer, was born. |
| 12/26/1925 | Pedro Cabral departs from Pourtugol with 13 ships to India. |
| 2/21/1973 | V. R. Sonalkar was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 31-07-1974. |
| 4/18/2000 | The Board of Control for Cricket in India adopts a six-point code of conduct for the players. |
| 7/1/1997 | Prime Minister inaugurated India's first Science City in Calcutta. |
| 2/20/1863 | Pandit A. R. Rajrajvarma, famous Malyalam poet, grammer expert and Sanskrit expert, was born. |
| 7/7/1937 | Jagdish Prasad Goenka, great industrialist, was born in Calcutta. |
| 6/16/1992 | P. D. Dhhavle, former editor of daily newspaper `Maharashtra', passed away. |
| 4/16/1997 | G. Kishenchand, former Indian Test cricketer, died. |
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