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Historical Event on 11/8/1988
Salman Rushdie's 'The Satanic Verses' awarded 1988 Whitbread Prize.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/12/1964 | Maithili Sharan Gupta, famous Indian poet, Hindi litterateur, writer, social worker, patriot and Padma Bhushan awardee, died. |
| 4/16/1996 | Narasimha Rao, PM, visits Kerala (2 days). |
| 1/4/1948 | Burma achieved its independence from Great Britain. In 1989, Burma changed its name to Myanmar to reflect the multi-ethnic composition of the country. Apart from the Burmese, the main ethnic minority groups are the Karen, Shan, Mon, Chin, and Kachin. Just as the Burmese did against the British, almost all of these ethnic groups have struggled against the Burmese government for self-determination. |
| 12/21/1881 | Pundit Sunder Lal Sharma, freedom fighter and social reformer, was born at Rajim, M.P. |
| 7/31/1995 | Rishang Keshing,Manipur CM, wins the vote of confidence. |
| 8/28/1973 | India and Pakistan signed P.O.W Accord paving way for release of 90,000 Pakistanis. |
| 3/27/1977 | N. Sanjeeva Reddy elected Speaker of the Lok Sabha. |
| 10/27/1998 | L. P. Singh, ICS, former Governor of five north eastern states, died in New Delhi. He was 86. |
| 5/9/1919 | Ram Kumar Gupta, great industrialist, was born at Delhi. |
| 8/10/1948 | Atomic Energy Commission established. |
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