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Historical Event on 8/11/2000

Usha Mehta, great Gandhian, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/16/1995The Pension scheme ordinance for 18 million Provident Fund subscribers takes effect with an initial corpus of Rs. 85.00 billion.
12/16/1921Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation started tunnel construction under Hoogly river.
1/7/1993The union govt. acquires 67.703 acres of land in and around the disputed area at Ayodhya and refers the issue to the Supreme Court.
10/23/1999A Boeing 707 carrying Venezuela President Hugo Chavez and his entourage lands safely at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai following a suspected tyre burst.
1/16/1938Sarat Chandra Chatterji, famous Bengali novelist and writer, passed away.
7/1/1955Imperial Bank of India was inaugurated and was renamed as State Bank of India.
4/15/1942George VI awards the George Cross to the people of Malta.
12/29/19578,000 ton cruiser INS Mysore commissioned.
2/23/1768Nizam accepted British supremacy and Smith Col. signed peace treaty with the Nizam.
4/9/1986First University in India devoted to hygiene established at Vijaywada.