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Historical Event on 11/8/1997

India lifts Asia Cup tennis title in Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/21/1997J. M. Lyngdoh appointed Election Commissioner.
3/4/1994Lech Walesa, Polish President, visit India.
8/15/1947India gains independence from the British rule and Pakistan emerges as a separate Islamic nation. Around 600,000 die in clashes during the subsequent population exchange of 14 million people between the two new countries.
2/2/1917Maharshi Vinayak Ramchandra Patwardhan (Annasaheb), collegue of Lokmanya Tilak, passed away.
9/10/1993India and South Korea sign agreement to expand trade and investment.
4/20/1930The Viceroy imposes an ordinance for the suppression of terrorism, following a series of attacks.
11/29/1989Rajiv Gandhi resigned from the post of Prime Minister of India.
6/20/1992The JD and the NF choose former Lok Sabha Dy Speaker Prof. G. G. Swell as the Presidential candidate.
7/9/199517 Indian mountaineers peaked Jogambha in the Garhwal Himalayas.
2/10/1961P. L. Deshpande played first solo drama 'Batatyachi Chawl'.