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Historical Event on 11/8/1661

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.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/31/1981First developmental launch of SLV-3, Rohini (RS-D1) placed in orbit. It was used for conducting some remote sensing technology studies using a landmark sensor payload.
8/22/1993The first batch of IAF troops landed in the capital city of Mogadishu.
4/12/1991Lok Sabha elections announced for May 20, 23, 26; Punjab Assam, J&K polls deferred.
2/8/1993India and Spain sign four agreements as the Spanish PM, Felipe Gonzalez, began a two-day visit to New Delhi.
9/21/1994Outbreak of pneumonic plague in Surat, Gujarat.
11/9/1942Jami, last evergreen poet of Parsi language, died.
9/22/1999India asks Pakistan to prevent the reported attempt by the JKLF to cross the Line of Control (LOC) on October 4.
2/26/1857First Indian Revolution called the Sepoy Mutiny ends in a few months with the fall of Delhi and Lucknow which broke out in Berhampore by the 19th Bengal Infantry.
6/29/1857Battle at Chinhat (Indies rebel under Barkat Ahmed beat British).
10/17/1994Seshan's controversial biography ''DMK'' obtains stay.