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Historical Event on 8/11/1908
Khudiram Bose was hanged on this day in Central Jail at Mujaffarpur, Bihar at the age of 19 years. He along with Prafulla Chaki had planned to bomb the carriage supposed to be carrying Kingsford, unfortunately he was betrayed and was caught and finally was sentenced to death and hanged. This day is observed as ""Martyr's Day"" in memory of the great freedom fighter. Even today the soul stirring songs composed in his honour are sung by Bengali folk-singers.
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| 6/18/1956 | New Hindu Succession Act was passed. |
| 7/29/1980 | India won Gold Medal in Hockey at Moscow Olympics. |
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| 8/1/1939 | Bombay begins Prohibition, first since U.S. law was repealed. |
| 1/2/1993 | Allahabad court allows 'darshan' at Ayodhya. |
| 3/22/1914 | M. L. Bhowmik, social reformer and politician, was born Kailashahar, Tripura. |
| 10/28/1991 | Chruchill Alemao of Goa set free by court. |
| 7/6/1917 | Bhandarkar Prachyavidya Sanshodhak Mandir' was established. |
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