|
|
Historical Event on 8/11/2000
The World Bank signs an agreement for a $713 million aid to India for three infrastructure projects.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/22/1678 | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj won the fort of Vellore. |
| 11/6/1910 | Satakopan Chandilyan Bhashyam, journalist, was born at Tirukkoilur, Madras. |
| 8/2/1919 | Bharat Bhushan Agrawal, famous poet and winner of Sahitya Academy Award, was born. |
| 4/5/1919 | India's first modern shipping company Scindia Steam Navigation's first ship 'Liberty' started its journey. The weight of the ship was 5,940 tonnes. |
| 3/19/1962 | Raja Kelkar Museum, which belonged to Dinkar Gangadhar Kelkar, was opened for the people. |
| 6/24/1763 | Murshidabad was captured by the East India Company under Major Adams for the second time, and Mir Jaffar was declared the King. |
| 1/15/1921 | Babasaheb Anantrao Bhosle, eighth Chief Minister of Maharashtra, was born. |
| 4/5/1922 | Pandita Ramabai, social worker and philosophist, passed away. |
| 2/27/1912 | Lawrence Durrell, Britsh writer (Alexandria Quartet, Private Country), was born in Darjeeling, India. . |
| 5/8/1725 | John Lovewell, US Indian fighter, passed away in a battle. |
|
![]()
|
|
|
