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Historical Event on 8/11/1999
The last total solar eclipse of the millenium was seen in northern parts of India and France. This eclipse lasted for 2 min and 23 sec.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/11/1986 | Union 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. |
| 3/16/1910 | Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi, cricketer (Nawab of Pataudi sr, England & India), was born in Pataudi, Punjab. |
| 10/5/1989 | Meerasahib Fatima Beevi, former High Court judge from Kerala, was named the first woman judge of the Supreme Court. |
| 6/13/1909 | E. M. S. Namboodiripad was born in Palghat in Kerala. |
| 1/19/1990 | Mr. Jagmohan takes over the administration in J&K as the new Governor after CM Farukh Abdulla resigns. |
| 5/6/1952 | Dr. Rajendra Prasad re-elected the President of India ""Rashtrapati"" after the first Presidential election held under the Indian constitution. |
| 1/11/1858 | Shridhar Pathak, famous Hindi poet, was born. |
| 3/24/1981 | Bombay beat Delhi by an innings and 46 runs to win the Ranji Trophy. |
| 11/19/1977 | Cyclone hits Andhra Pradesh causing flooding and tidal waves and killing 10,000. |
| 3/17/1955 | Indian Standard's Institute started working to control the quality of Indian products and the ISI mark was issued to quality products. |
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