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Historical Event on 8/11/1999

Ramnath Parkar, former Indian opening batsman, died in Mumbai.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/2/1971Gandhi Sadan was handed over to the nation.
4/13/1984Kerala Government drops Silent Valley Project and declares the entire area a national park.
4/13/1796The first elephant was brought to America from Bengal, India.
4/21/1998Ashok Kumar, Special Secretary, Union Home Ministry, who headed a Central team to Tamil Nadu to assess the law and order situation, was transferred to the Planning Commission.
6/17/1994Twelve opposition legislators in Sikkim resign.
4/30/1958Shiekh Abdulla taken into custody.
3/24/2000Rupali Repale of India becomes the first woman and the youngest to swim the Robben Island channel-both ways.
3/23/1992G. S. Dhillon, former speaker of Lok Sabha, passed away.
4/13/1971Carlton Chapman, Indian Soccer (Football) player, was born in Bangalore, Karnataka.
4/21/1720Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath passed away and was succeeded by his son Peshwa Baji Rao I. He was a great soldier and General.