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Historical Event on 8/11/1993

Brahmaprakash Chaudhary, first Chief Minister of Delhi and former central minister, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/5/1982C. Ramchandra (Chitalkar), famous music director, died.
1/18/1842Mahadev Govind Ranade was born. He was the chief architect of Bombay Prathana Samaj.
5/19/2000A `civil coup' in Fiji ousts the first ethnic Indian Prime Minister Mahendra Pal Choudhary. President Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara proclaims a state of emergency.
2/17/1976Urban Ceilings Act comes into force.
1/19/1997Bengal wins Santosh Trophy National Football championship in Jabalpur.
10/4/1953India elected to the UN Trusteeship Council.
9/26/1977Uday Shankar (Chowdhury), producer and director of dance-based film 'Kalpana', passed away. He was the elder brother of Pandit Ravishankar. His main achievement was the blending of the Indian classical style with the Western Ballet and various folk dances.
1/19/1892Chintaman Vinayak Joshi, famous Marathi comedy writer, was born.
5/29/1953Mount Everest conquered by Edmund Hillary and Tensing Norgay.
11/2/1984Violence following Indira Gandhi's assassination takes heavy toll.