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Historical Event on 8/8/1911

Following the end of a heavy monsoon, parts of India were hit by a cholera epidemic.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/8/1911Babur reached to his capital Agra after winning Bengal.
1/11/1986Union Government declares Ladakh a Scheduled Tribe area under a constitutional amendment order by the President, applying article 342 for the first time to J&K.
7/1/1928Fifteen people were killed in Calcutta as Hindus attacked Muslims.
10/13/1911Ashok Kumar Ganguly, famous film actor, was born. He is the recipient of Dada Saheb Phalke Award.
5/18/1945Bhagwat Subramaniam Chandrasekhar, cricketer (brilliant Indian leggie 1964-79), was born in Banglore. He received Arjun Award and Padmashree awards in 1972.
2/11/1989Pandit Narendra Sharma passed away.
11/28/1945Australia Services draw second Victory Test Cricket vs India at Calcutta.
5/28/1930Bhagwaticharan Vohra, great revolutionary freedom fighter, died near the banks of Ravi river during a bomb testing.
4/19/1976Maharshi Dayanand University established in Haryana.
2/12/1997Standard Bank tri-series final between India and South Africa abandoned due to rain.