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Historical Event on 8/11/1997
Hundreds travelling by Delhi-bound Rajdhani Express from Guwahati have miraculous escape as improvised explosive device planted by suspected Bodo extremists explodes on track near Guwahati.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/13/1998 | World Bank cancels India donors meet. |
| 2/28/1835 | Medical College was started in Calcutta and it was officially opened on Feb 20. |
| 11/27/1976 | Gajanan Tryambak Madkholkar, famous journalist, novelist and critic, passed away. |
| 3/12/1992 | The four-member break-away group of Telugu Desam recognised by Lok Sabha speaker. |
| 1/4/1914 | Indira Sant, famous Marathi poet, was born. |
| 6/16/1946 | C. Rajagopalchari became the Governor of West Bengal (1947) in Interim Government. |
| 10/15/1946 | Victor Banerjee, actor (A Passage to India), was born in Calcutta, India. |
| 4/15/1947 | Issues with Jinnah a joint appeal for communal peace. |
| 7/7/1998 | Nag, indigenously developed anti-tank missile, is test-fired again. |
| 7/1/1928 | Fifteen people were killed in Calcutta as Hindus attacked Muslims. |
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