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Historical Event on 11/8/1990
Congress (I) extends support to Chandrasekhar to form Government, even as BJP and Left parties decline the request of President R. Venkataraman to form Government. Rajasthan BJP CM Bhairon Singh Shekhwat wins confidence motion with the help of Janata Dal rebels (116-80).
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/22/1702 | The ""English Company of Merchants"" and the old East India Company was named the United Company of Merchants of England Trading to the East Indies"". In1833, this name finally changed to East India Company. |
| 10/28/1981 | Underground Metro Train Compartments were tested on trial basis at Calcutta. |
| 9/29/1708 | British East India Company and New East India company merged. |
| 10/11/1962 | Chinese, Indian troops clash on border, claiming 50 lives. |
| 8/13/1988 | Gajanan Jagirdar, great actor and director in Indian film industry, died. |
| 4/10/1955 | India and Vietnam affirm the Panchsheel. |
| 8/10/1979 | Rohini Technology Payload (RTP) intended for measuring in-flight performance of first experimental flight of SLV-3, the first Indian Space launch vehicle, failed to be placed in orbit. |
| 8/12/1946 | Viceroy announces invitation to Congress to form provisional Government. |
| 8/21/1931 | Pandit Vishnu Dingambar Paluskar, famous singer and the blind musician of Maharashtra, passed away. |
| 1/20/1879 | Raghunath Chaudhary, famous Assamia nature poet, was born. |
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