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Historical Event on 8/11/1999
The last total solar eclipse of the millenium was seen in northern parts of India and France. This eclipse lasted for 2 min and 23 sec.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/2/1918 | Datta Deshmukh, water expert and President of `Lalnishan Party', was born. |
| 2/24/1924 | Mahatma Gandhi released from jail. |
| 1/2/1947 | Mahatma Gandhi met Lord Bevin, the personal emissary of British Prime Minister Winston Churchil, in Delhi. Beven is reported to have told the great man, ''Eighteen languages, 500 dialects, some 30 religions, a million Gods and Goddesses, 300 million individuals, an infinity of castes and sub castes, and a population (that is) practically illiterate and half of which (are) beggars or thieves... Good luck, sir! Such a nation is ungovernable! It'd take you centuries to get anywhere!''. Gandhiji wrapped his large, white shawl a little more closely around him, and modestly replied, 'India has eternity before her.. and ""All around me is utter darkness"". |
| 9/12/1786 | Lord Cornwallis was appointed, and became Governor General of India, as well as the Commander-in-Chief Army Officer. |
| 5/8/1963 | Centenary of Indian Red Cross was celebrated. Today is birthday of its founder. |
| 4/30/1977 | Nine Congress-ruled states placed under President's rule. Janata Party formed. |
| 7/28/1994 | Uproar in Parliament over the Government's rejection of JPC report. |
| 12/20/1757 | Clauk became Governor of Bengal. |
| 5/26/1935 | Swami Mrigendra Channaya, great Social Scientist in Maharashtra, was born. |
| 2/11/1933 | First edition of weekly ""Harijan"" edited by Mahatma Gandhi was published from Pune in English and Hindi. |
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