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Historical Event on 11/11/1998
V. M. Devaraj (78), DMK leader and former MLA, passed away after a brief illness. He represented Vellore in 1980, 1984 and 1989. He was a close associate of the DMK founder, C. N. Annadurai.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/3/1997 | Major fire reduces Calcutta Book Fair to ashes. |
| 2/28/1997 | The samadhi of Morarji Desai - Abhay Ghat - near Sabarmati Ashram, Ahmedabad to be converted to a national monument, this was decided on Feburary 11. |
| 8/25/1963 | Allama Mashriqi, Muslim leader, passed away. |
| 6/28/1975 | As a response to anti-government demonstrations, India imposes the toughest press censorship since independence. |
| 9/30/1992 | Laurie Baker wins Rs. 25 lakh UN World Habitat award. |
| 11/23/1994 | 100 killed in a stampede of Govari Samaj people during a protest march towards Nagpur Assembly. |
| 6/7/1993 | Sai Baba escapes attempt on life. Four assailants and two bodyguards were killed. |
| 9/9/1952 | Kishorlal Ghanshamlal Mashruwala, great thinker and philosopher of Gandhi era, passed away. |
| 7/6/1999 | The Indian High Commission staff member Yog Raj Vij, who was beaten up and abducted by Pakistani intelligence operatives, is released. India strongly condemns this assault. |
| 8/2/1880 | Bellary Raghava, famous actor, lawyer, social worker and dramatist, was born. |
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