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Historical Event on 8/8/1911

Following the end of a heavy monsoon, parts of India were hit by a cholera epidemic.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/29/1990Central Government adopt a three-pronged strategy to create additional 30 lakh jobs outside the government sector over the next five years.
10/14/1989Election Commission accepted Shiv Sena as a political party.
11/3/1999Dr. M. S. Swaminathan, well-known agricultural scientist, is selected for the UNESCO Gandhi gold medal.
2/14/16285th Mughal Emperor Shahjahan was crowned.
3/27/1977N. Sanjeeva Reddy elected Speaker of the Lok Sabha.
1/10/199526th International Film Festival of India opens at Brabourne Stadium, Bombay.
12/24/1924Mohammed Rafi, famous playback singer, was born.
9/8/2000Dr. Surinder K. Vasal, Indian maize breeder, and Dr. Evagelina Villegas, Mexican cereal chemist, jointly awarded the World Food Prize-2000 for their decades-long scientific quest to produce quality protein maize for developing countries.
10/3/1950India protests U.N. troops' crossing of 38th parallel in New York.
2/7/1995Cong-I Disciplinary Action Committee expels Arjun Singh from the primary membership for 6 years for anti-party activities.