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Historical Event on 8/11/2000
Usha Mehta, great Gandhian, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/23/1977 | Janata Party was formed. Congress Sangathan, Jansangh, Bhartiya Lokdal and Samajwadi Party decided to merge and create Janata Party. |
| 7/14/1997 | India finishes third in Asian women's weightlifting. |
| 8/29/1905 | Major Dhyanchand was born in a Rajput family at Prayag at Uttar Pradesh. He is remembered as a Master of Hockey. India celebrates this day as National Sports Day. |
| 2/11/1977 | B.D.Jathi became the second acting President of India. |
| 8/2/2000 | The Lok Sabha performs a ''hat-trick'' by setting off the process for the creation of three new states by passing the Jharkhand Bill. |
| 6/22/1994 | Law for the betterment of women introduced. |
| 3/31/1990 | Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (1841-1956) (Posthumous). |
| 9/12/1971 | Jaikishen, famous Hindi film music director, died. |
| 3/20/1952 | Anand Armitraj, great Indian tennis player (Brother of Vijay), was born. |
| 12/24/1905 | Sen Triguna, educationist and technologist, was born. |
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