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Historical Event on 8/11/1997
Hundreds travelling by Delhi-bound Rajdhani Express from Guwahati have miraculous escape as improvised explosive device planted by suspected Bodo extremists explodes on track near Guwahati.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/13/1991 | P. Sudhir Kumar released in exchange for a few Naxals in jail. |
| 6/9/1948 | Laloo Prasad Yadav, former Chief Minister of Bihar, was born. |
| 11/28/1962 | K. C. Dey, well-known famous blind singer of Bengal, died. |
| 10/30/1996 | ITC $100 million scam, the country's biggest ever FERA violation case, was unearthed by the Enforcement Directorate. |
| 7/19/1965 | Batukeshwar Dutt, great revolutionary, passed away. |
| 6/5/1996 | Kubernath Rai, well known writer, passed away. |
| 5/8/1959 | Dalai Lama will not be allowed to campaign for Tibetan independence in India. India wants to maintain friendly relations with Communist China. |
| 11/22/1968 | Lok Sabha passed notification to change the name of Madras state as Tamil Nadu. |
| 4/1/1987 | Bureau of Indian Standards was changed to Indian Standards Institution. |
| 5/26/1957 | Janta Insurance Scheme was inaugurated in Bombay. |
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