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Historical Event on 8/11/2000

Usha Mehta, great Gandhian, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/8/1981India all out for 63 runs in one-day international vs Australia.
2/8/1936Manohar Shankar Hardikar, cricketer (batted in 2 Tests India vs West Indies in 1958-59), was born in Baroda.
10/16/2000Rest of India wins the Irani Trophy cricket tournament. Murali Karthik scalps nine for 70, the best figures by a bowler in 38 Irani cup matches.
3/29/1998The new govt. wins the vote of confidence in the Lok Sabha.
2/23/1980Prakash Padukone becomes the first Indian to win All-England Badminton Championship.
10/20/1920Censor Board, after examining the film 'Ahilya Uddhar' on October 20, started mentioning the number of reels as well as the length in feet on the Censor Certificate. The film had already been released earlier on August 23, 1919.
3/22/1996Golden Temple renamed Harmandir Sahib (its original name meaning 'abode of God').
9/15/1997Prasar Bharati Act comes into force seeking to free Doordarshan and Akashvani from government control.
2/25/1963Nehru refuses to recognize China-Pakistan border pact in New Delhi.
12/22/1975Vasant Krishna Desai, famous music director, died.