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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
6/1/1947Balbhimraj Gore, litterateur and Hindi critic, was born.
10/17/1999Indian men bagged bronze in the Asian team chess championship in Shenyang.
10/16/1922M.V. Desai, social reformer and journalist, was born.
5/13/1953The first Indian Navy air station INS Garuda was commissioned at Venduruthy, the naval base in Cochin.
9/22/1999Former Test all-rounder Chandu Borde was re-appointed chairman of National Selection Committee on Day two of the BCCI AGM in Jaipur.
3/28/1996JKLF declared unlawful by central govt.
5/13/1962Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963) retired from the post of first President.
2/9/1874Govind Tryambak Darekar, Marathi poet, was born.
7/1/1955Imperial Bank of India was inaugurated and was renamed as State Bank of India.
5/12/1987Britain's HMS Hermes becomes Indian Navy's second aircraft carrier named INS Viraat.