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Historical Event on 11/11/1980

The Hindustan Times says the 'British have reverted to what they basically are & a small, little people with small, little minds inhabiting a small, little island in the Atlantic.'

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/20/1750Tipu Sultan, tiger of Mysore, was born. He was the son of Hyder Ali and born at Devanhalli village near Bangalore. Hyder Ali named his son after a great Sufi saint namely Tipu Mastan Aulia. Tipu Sultan was a great revolutionary freedom fighter, social reformer, musician and architect.
11/15/1988Dalai Lama agreed for less then independent country to save the cultural heritage of Tibet.
10/10/1964Gurbachan Singh Randhawa sets record for 110m Her. in 14.09s at Tokyo.
3/3/1978Shaliwahan Shaka Hindu Calender started.
10/23/1997Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka set deadline upto 31st October for sandalwood smuggler Veerappan to surrender.
11/19/1977Cyclone hits Andhra Pradesh causing flooding and tidal waves and killing 10,000.
2/19/1915Gopal Krishna Gokhale, social reformer, political leader and freedom fighter, passed away.
10/19/1954Nehru and Mao meet in Peking.
5/7/1861Guru Dev Rabindranath Thakur alias Tagore, novelist, painter, educationist and freedom fighter, was born in Calcutta.
5/9/1995Abha Gandhi, servant to Mahatma Gandhi, passed away. He was 68 years.