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Historical Event on 10/11/1988
Janata Dal, a new national centrist opposition party, launched. V. P. Singh elected President.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/12/1966 | Mihir Sen, famous Indian swimmer, crossed Darda Nailes Channel. |
| 1/10/1932 | Gandhi and his wife are arrested by the Indian authorities. |
| 5/23/1996 | 1995-96 deficit touches a new high at Rs.19,855 crore. |
| 11/27/1999 | Lt. Gen. J.F.R. Jacob is sworn in Punjab Governor. |
| 4/2/1942 | Congress rejected the proposal of Sir Stepherd Crips. |
| 1/20/1948 | 1. Bomb exploded near Birla House during a prayer meeting of Gandhi. 2. Three member UN Commission for investigation/mediation on Kashmir. 3. K.M. Cariappa succeeded Lieutenant General D. Rissell as the Army Commander, Delhi and East Punjab and was responsible for conducting the operation in Kashmir. |
| 6/3/1947 | British Government issued the partition plan, which was worked out by Lord Louis Mountbatten in New Delhi and was accepted by both Muslim League and Congress. The salient features of the partition were, 1) Provices of Bengal and Punjab to be divided., 2) The Indians will form the constitution of India and it will only be applicable in the areas where people accept it., 3) The province of Baluchistan shall adopt proper ways to decide its future., 4) 562 Princely States shall be free to decide their own future., 5) Referendum shall be held in N.W.F.P. and Assam., 6) The Governor General of both countries shall be the executive head of their respective countries., 7) Military assets shall be divided between the two countries and 8) Red Cliff Mission was setup, to demarcate the boundaries of the two countries. India would become free on 15th August 1947. |
| 9/24/1994 | At least 100 people die after an outbreak of pneumonic plague in the western city of Surat. |
| 9/5/1918 | Ratanji Jamshetji Tata, famous Indian industrialist and social reformer, died. |
| 11/5/1999 | The CBI arrests the Bihar Road Construction Minister Illiyas Hussain and conducts raids in the Bitumen scam case. |
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