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Historical Event on 2/11/1977

B.D.Jathi became the second acting President of India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/26/1947Nawab of Bhopal announced accession of the Bhopal state to the Indian Dominion.
1/27/2000K.R. Narayanan, President, opposes any tinkering with the Constitution.
4/9/1695Waman Pandit, famous pandit poet, took samadhee at Bhogav.
7/15/1980Gajanan Vishwanath Ketkar, editor of `Kesri' and `Maratha', passed away.
11/9/1990Vishwanath Pratap Singh resigned from the post of Prime Minister of India after losing the Vote of Confidence moved against him.
10/30/1992India and China decide to continue peace measures and open more points for border trade.
5/18/1926Naranjan Bhagat, famous Gujrathi poet, was born.
4/2/1970Privy purses and special privileges of former Indian rulers abolished.
8/9/1942The Congress at its Bombay session passed the famous Quit India resolution, calling for mass struggle on non-violent lines on the widest possible scale, under the leadership of Gandhiji. He stressed that ""We shall either free India or die in the attempt; We shall not live to see the perpetuation of our slavery""; popularly known as ""Do or Die"". But before the Congress could start the movement, the government arrested all the major leaders and the Congress was declared illegal. Spontaneous popular revolts broke out with the battle cry of 'British Quit India'.
8/9/1925Government Treasury from Postal Train was looted near Kakuri Station just about 22 km. away from Lucknow by the members of 'Hindustan Socialist Republican Association'.