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Historical Event on 10/11/1988

Janata Dal, a new national centrist opposition party, launched. V. P. Singh elected President.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/19/1911Santosh Kumar Ganguly, cricket test empire and 10 test 1955-65, was born in Bengal. He also played Hockey and Football. He is the aurthor of ""Manual of Cricket Umpires"" and ""Technique of Umpiring Hockey"".
4/12/1871Gangadhar Balkrishna Deshpande, editor in modern era and dictionary creator, was born.
9/3/1915Following the monsoon, a good harvest is expected, except in Gujarat, in northern Rajputana and Punjab where isolated falls were recorded in Delhi.
7/3/1956Pandit Nehru and New Zealand Prime Minister Sir Sidney Holland are given the freedom of the City at London.
2/21/1952General Election ( 1st) of India ends.
8/13/1943Chintamanrao Deshmukh was first Indian to be appointed Governor of Reserve Bank.
7/10/1927Ganga Ram, great social reformer and founder of Ganga Ram Hospital in New Delhi, died in England while functioning as an active member of the Royal Commission on Agriculture. He was against dowry and child marriages and advocated widow re-marriage and also established institutions for vocational education and education for adults.
1/8/1906Howrah Railway Station, Calcutta, was inaugurated.
4/30/1936Mahatma Gandhi started staying in Sevagram Ashram at Wardha in the Central Provinces, making it his headquarters.
11/21/1962India and China declared a truce from the war in which India was badly beaten. Because of winter in China, they halted their advance into India.