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Historical Event on 8/11/1956

The Lok Sabha passed the States Reorganisation Act.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/27/1929Jawaharlal Nehru hoists the national flag at the All India National Congress session held in Lahore. They resolved for ""Purna Swaraj"" (complete independence) on the instance of Gandhiji, the Viceroy of India that time was Lord Irwin.
11/13/1908Yeshwantrao Hindurao Ghorpade, former ruler and great industrialist, was born.
7/17/1937Delhi-Calcutta Express Train derailed near Patna killing 95.
6/5/1984Operation 'Blue Star' was launched by Indira Gandhi. Indian commandos stormed into Sikh's holiest gurudwara Golden Temple in Amritsar to flush out the terrorists and other anti-government elements. Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and over 325 people were killed in the temple. Thus a great rebel arose all over the nation and specially in Punjab.
1/7/1885Madhav Narayan Joshi, comedy drama writer, was born.
8/20/1997Premananda, self-styled godman, sentenced by Pudukottai district and sessions court to life imprisonment for two terms and a fine of Rs. 66.4 lakhs for rape of 13 inmates of his ashram and murder of a male inmate.
3/9/1931The Tories decide not to attend future round table talks on India in London.
3/29/1869Sir Edwin Lutyens, Builder of Rashtrapati Bhavan and England's most outstanding architect of his time, was born.
1/23/1664Shahaji Raje died in an accident.
1/10/199728th International Film Festival of India opens at Trivandrum.