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Historical Event on 8/11/1916

Gopal Raghunath Bewur, former Chief of Army and fighter, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/11/1916Mahaprabhu Sri Chaitanya Devji alias Gaurang, Vishwambhar Mishra, Vaishnav Saint of Bengal, was born at Nabadwip in Bengal.
9/20/1993First developmental launch of PSLV and Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-1E) carried remote sensing payloads. Could not be placed in orbit.
11/14/199710th International Film Festival for children and young people ambles into Hyderabad atop Gajju, the delightful elephant mascot. About 125 films from 30 countries will be screened.
10/5/1676East India company got authority from the King of England to mint Indian currencies 'Rupee and Paise' coins in Bombay.
12/12/1989Air Chief Marshal (retd.) Arjan Singh named Delhi Lt. Governor.
12/30/1964500 people seized by Chinese spies.
3/1/1955Pakistan vs India five Test Cricket series ends in a 0-0 draw.
11/3/1995Sheila Kaul becomes Governor of Himachal Pradesh, P. Shivshankar of Kerala and V Reghunath Reddy takes additional charge of Sikkim.
7/1/1955Imperial Bank of India was inaugurated and was renamed as State Bank of India.
12/24/1999Indian Airlines Kathmandu-Delhi Airbus 300 with 186 people on board hijacked shortly after take-off.