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Historical Event on 8/11/1997
135 persons killed in flash floods in Shimla & Kiannaur districts of Himachal Pradesh.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/3/1994 | Bhushan Tiwari, famous Hindi film actor of yesteryears, died. |
| 11/24/1969 | Guru Nanak University established at Amritsar, Punjab. |
| 9/15/1909 | Thiru Conjeevaram Natarajan Annadurai, ''Anna'', founder of DMK (Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam) and former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, also an editor, writer, orator and patriot, was born in a weaver community of Kanchipuram. |
| 8/12/1946 | Viceroy announces invitation to Congress to form provisional Government. |
| 9/2/1918 | Datta Deshmukh, water expert and President of `Lalnishan Party', was born. |
| 7/31/1933 | Gandhiji was arrested from Sabarmati Ashram and imprisoned without trial. |
| 12/16/1980 | Fisher Wealthy Hornsinger, an American social worker and who worked for Adult Education in India, passed away. |
| 12/6/1929 | British Viceroy meets with Indian leaders to discuss dominion status for India. |
| 2/17/1618 | First English Ambassador Sir Thomas Roe returned to England after meeting Emperor Jahangir in his court. |
| 12/6/1907 | Revolutionaries looted Chingaripota station. |
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