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8 November - India on this day22 events

1948

Nathuram Godse confesses to murder of Gandhi but denies conspiracy.

#crime8-November-1948
1999

The Government announces waiver of telephone bills up to Rs. 1000 in the rural areas of cyclone-hit Orissa.

#disaster#command8-November-1999
1831

Edward R L Bulwer-Lytton was born.

#birth8-November-1831
1893

Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu, great musician and professor, was born in Bangalore.

#birth8-November-1893
1927

Lal Krishna Adwani was born in Karachi (now in Pakistan).

#birth8-November-1927
1932

Sankhla Badluram, great industrialist, was born in Delhi.

#birth8-November-1932
1966

Rameshwari Nehru, freedom fighter and social worker, died at 80 years in New Delhi. She founded "Stree-Darpan" Magazine in 1909 and was president of "Indian Women Association". She had received Lenin Peace Prize in 1961 for her humanitarian services for upliftment of the downtrodden.

#freedom fighter#award#women8-November-1966
1661

Guru Har Rai passed away. Second son Har Kishan became the eighth Sikh Guru age of 5 years 4 Months. He passed away at the age of 7 years 9 Months.

#religion#death8-November-1661
1988

Salman Rushdie's 'The Satanic Verses' awarded 1988 Whitbread Prize.

#literature#award8-November-1988
1947

Junagadh accedes to India. Addresses A.I.C.C.

#general8-November-1947
1965

British Indian Ocean Territory formed.

#general8-November-1965
1988

At 0910 hrs, One - O - Four's moments of glory were frozen for eternity when it received the coveted colours from the then President of Indian R Venkatraman.

#general8-November-1988
2000

Queen Ingrid (90), Denmark's Swedish born queen mother and great-grand daughter of Britain's Queen Victoria, died in Copenhagen.

#royal event#death8-November-2000
1977

Bommi Narsing Reddy, famous film story writer and Dadasaheb Phalke awardee, passed away.

#award#cinema8-November-1977
1992

Mother Teresa, nobel prize winner, was presented 'Bharat Ki Mahan Suputri' award.

#award#women8-November-1992
1997

India lifts Asia Cup tennis title in Delhi.

#sports8-November-1997
2000

India wins the men's team title in the World Carrom championship in New Delhi.

#sports8-November-2000
1919

Madan Theatres Ltd. was founded under a Joint Stock Company at Calcutta. Their maiden venture 'Bilwamangal' was released on November 8, 1919 at the Cornwallis Theatre, Calcutta.

#cinema8-November-1919
1960

Subroto Mukherjee died while having dinner in Tokyo, where he had gone with the Air India International Airlines which made its first inaugural flight to the city of Tokyo, Japan.

#death8-November-1960
1965

Bashiruddin Ahmad, religious leader and litterateur, passed away.

#death8-November-1965
1968

Jansattak Party established.

#politics8-November-1968
1990

Congress (I) extends support to Chandrasekhar to form Government, even as BJP and Left parties decline the request of President R. Venkataraman to form Government. Rajasthan BJP CM Bhairon Singh Shekhwat wins confidence motion with the help of Janata Dal rebels (116-80).

#politics8-November-1990