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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 |
| 10/29/1947 | Mysore's popular ministry sworn in. |
| 4/28/1952 | The war between Japan and India ended. |
| 4/1/1878 | Calcutta Museum was opened for general public. |
| 1/1/1950 | Inauguration of National Chemical Laboratory at Mumbai. |
| 5/22/1772 | Raja Ram Mohan Roy, great social reformer, lawyer and politician and founder of Brahmo Samaj, was born at Radhanagar in Hooghly district, Bengal. |
| 2/2/1814 | Calcutta Museum was established. It was a part of the Asiatic Society at a suggestion of a Danish surgeon Dr. Nathaniel Wallich, who was its first Director also. |
| 12/20/1850 | Atma Dev, social reformer and religious leader, was born. |
| 9/24/1815 | John Sevier, Indian fighter (Gov/Rep-Tn), died at the age of 70. |
| 9/12/1990 | Konkan Railway project formally launched with the opening of a project office in Ratnagiri in Maharashtra State. |
| 7/4/1994 | Labhuben Mehta, famous Gujrathi author, died. |
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