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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
5/3/1977Hamid Dalwai, father of Muslim Satyashodhak Mandal in Maharashtra, passed away.
1/18/1971Barrister Nath Pai, freedom fighter and member of parliament, passed away at the age of 49.
2/5/1630Har Rai, Sikh Guru, was born.
9/19/1990Rajeev Goswami, a student of Delhi University, attempts to self immolate himself in protest against the implementation of Mandal Commission Report.
7/14/1636Aurangzeb was appointed as Shahjahan by Viceroy of Deccan.
4/10/1982Indian National Satellite (INSAT-1A) launched. First operational multi-purpose communication and meteorology satellite procured from U.S.A.(Cape Canaveral).
8/17/1932V.S. Naipaul, great Indian writer, was born.
2/19/1986Computerised railway ticket reservation system was introduced in New Delhi Railway station.
6/9/1948Laloo Prasad Yadav, former Chief Minister of Bihar, was born.
2/16/1997Tribal militants kill 21 persons in Tripura.