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Historical Event on 8/11/1911
Prem Bhatia, great journalist, was born.
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| 12/8/1998 | An Indian film, 'The Terrorist' wins all top awards including the Golden Pyramid award for the best film at the 23rd Cairo International Film Festival. Santosh Sivan gets the best director award, while its actress Ayesha Dharker bags the best actress award. |
| 8/9/1902 | King Edward VII was crowned the emperor of Great Britain at Westminster Abbey after the death of his mother Queen Victoria. Earlier, he had held a grand function in which nearly 4,56,000 invitees celebrated this royal feast. |
| 3/19/2000 | Bill Clinton, US President, arrives to a warm welcome in India. This was the first presidential visit of a US head in two decades. |
| 3/26/1999 | 14 tonnes of heavy water leaked into the second unit of the Madras Atomic Power Station (MAPS) at Kalpakkam during an in-service inspection. |
| 9/20/1933 | Annie Besant, veteran freedom fighter for India, died. |
| 1/10/1979 | Anand Gopal Shauri, litterateur and journalist, passed away. |
| 12/24/1993 | Khanprabha Bhaduri, famous Bengali poet and writer, died. |
| 2/11/1944 | Buddhadev Dasgupta, director (Charachar, Grihajuddha), was born. |
| 7/1/1989 | Yashvantrao Chavan Open University was established. |
| 1/6/1932 | Meenatai Thackrey, social worker, was born. |
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