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Historical Event on 11/2/1908
50 years after the start of direct rule, Edward VII talks of 'prudently extending' democracy.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/8/2000 | Air India wins the Rani of Jhansi women's cricket tournament in Chennai. |
| 10/18/1993 | Mandakini Athvale, first child actor of Indian film industry, died. |
| 11/20/1907 | Railroad workers strike in India. |
| 3/21/2000 | The 10,000 bond scheme for short-term visitors to the UK will not be applied to India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, said British Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Keith Vaz. |
| 8/7/1982 | Krishnakanta Radhakant Handique, linguist, educationist, Sanskrit scholar, principal of J.B. College and Padma Bhushan awardee, passed away. He also authored the learned works 'Naisadhacarita', 'Yasastilaka and Indian Culture' etc. His original treatise written in Sanskrit by Somaveda in the 10th century is an encyclopedic work dealing with Jainism and Indian thoughts and culture. |
| 6/19/1990 | 13 Sri Lankan Tamils, including EPRLF Secretary General Padmanabha, were shot dead in Madras reportedly by LTTE men. |
| 3/28/1984 | Bhausaheb Ranade, famous freedom fighter, passed away. |
| 8/10/1942 | Manju Bala Patil was shot on the road at Mumbai by the British Police. |
| 8/22/1915 | Shambhu Mishra, Bengali actor, director and playwright, was born. |
| 9/1/1976 | Indira Gandhi asks for sweeping new powers at New Delhi. |
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