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Historical Event on 11/8/2000

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

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/23/1954Judge Bijan Kumar Mukherjea became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 31/01/1956.
6/13/1932Nirmalchandra Sen, great revolutionary, died.
9/4/1888Mahatma Gandhi left for London, England to study Law.
4/30/1947The entire nation is stirred by religious strife.
6/20/1948Lord Mountbatten resigns as the Governor General of Indian Union.
1/7/1997Jaspal Rana bags six gold medals in the men's standard pistol and air pistol and set two more records on the penultimate day of the National shooting.
1/4/1892J. C. Kumarappa, a Gandhian by thought, was born.
3/27/1990A 10-member Progressive Democratic Front Ministry led by Churchill Alemao sworn in Goa.
8/10/1998Sri Bhuteshanandji Maharaj, 97, president of the Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission, died in Calcutta.
1/17/1989Colonel J. K. Bajaj was the first Indian to reach the geographic South Pole.