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Historical Event on 11/8/1965
Bashiruddin Ahmad, religious leader and litterateur, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/9/1974 | Guru Amudan Sharma, famous Manipuri dance master, passed away. |
| 12/1/1951 | Abanindra Nath Tagore, famous Indian painter and sculptor, died in Calcutta. |
| 7/3/1948 | H. M. S. Auchils was taken over by Indian Navy. |
| 9/12/1932 | Vijaya Shriniwas Jahagirdas, famous Marathi story writer and poet, was born. |
| 1/28/1911 | The famous Hope diamond, once worn by Marie Antoinette, was bought tonight for over $300,000 by Ned McLean, son of John McLean. Mrs. McLean wore it as a head ornament, guarded by a former Secret Service man who in turn was guarded by two private detectives. Walnut-sized and exquisitely blue in color, the 44.5-carat stone stems from India. Its owners included Louis XIV, Louis XVI, and a London banker named Hope. A sinister history of ill luck, madness, and violent death clings to the unique gem. |
| 11/16/1990 | Chandrasekhar Government wins confidence motion of 280 for 214 against and 11 abstained (17 members were absent). |
| 12/26/1999 | Shankar Dayal Sharma (81), former President of India, died in New Delhi. |
| 12/10/1886 | Ardeshir M. Irani, producer, director, exhibitor and founder of Star Films Ltd. Bombay, was born at Poona. His first film was 'Veer Abhimanyu'. |
| 10/24/1890 | Shishirkumar Mitra, Physics expert, was born in Calcutta. |
| 9/18/1879 | Welthy Housinger Fisher, an American adult educationist in India, was born. |
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