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Historical Event on 8/11/1997

135 persons killed in flash floods in Shimla & Kiannaur districts of Himachal Pradesh.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/28/1995Madhya Pradesh in central India is designated a `tiger state' to protect the animal from poachers and settlers.
3/27/1992India signs Friendship Treaty with Ukraine.
8/22/1993The first batch of IAF troops landed in the capital city of Mogadishu.
9/6/1903Russia increases import duties on Indian and Ceylon tea in retaliation for British import policies in Moscow.
5/19/1991About 20 crore voters go to the polls in the first phase of election in 204 constituencies of the 10th Lok Sabha.
6/5/1659Dara Shukoh celebrated his coronation at Deorai after the final defeat.
6/21/1997Sethi claims sixth National billiards crown in Bangalore.
3/17/1920Mujiburr Rahman, the first Prime Minister of Bangladesh, was born in Tungipara now in Bangladesh.
7/10/1924Johannes B van Heutsz, Governor General of Dutch Indies (1904-09), died at the age of 73.
3/20/1977General Election (6th) of India ends. First time Indian National Congress Party lost in India.