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Historical Event on 8/11/1961

Dadra and Nagar Haweli declared as Union Territory States.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/23/1989Pandit Krishnarao Shankarrao, great singer of 'Gwalher Gharana', passed away.
8/3/1993Bill to regulate cable TV introduced in Rajya Sabha.
6/4/1947Dharmanand Damodar Kosambi, internationally famous Pandit of Buddhism, passed away.
4/15/1998Punjab men and Railways women emerge champions in the National Volleyball League in Patna.
8/1/1989Kirti Vrajlal Ambani,Reliance executive, held in connection with a plot to kill Bombay Dyeing Chairman Nusli Wadia.
12/26/1978Indira Gandhi released after week in jail for refusing to testify on corruption.
6/13/2000Major General Manuel Saavedra of Uruguay appointed Chief Military observer of the U.N. Mission monitoring the LoC in Kashmir.
5/23/1997The body of controversial former chief of Tarn Taran district police Ajit Singh Sandhu is recovered from rail tracks near Bhakharpur About 30 km from Chandigarh.
7/16/1917Jagdishchandra Mathur, modern Hindi playwright, was born.
8/15/1982Doordarshan's national programme and the first nationwide colour transmission started by Delhi Doordarshan.