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Historical Event on 8/11/1908
Khudiram Bose was hanged on this day in Central Jail at Mujaffarpur, Bihar at the age of 19 years. He along with Prafulla Chaki had planned to bomb the carriage supposed to be carrying Kingsford, unfortunately he was betrayed and was caught and finally was sentenced to death and hanged. This day is observed as ""Martyr's Day"" in memory of the great freedom fighter. Even today the soul stirring songs composed in his honour are sung by Bengali folk-singers.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/11/1908	Saint Kabir was born.
6/15/1966	U.S. resumes full economic aid to India and Pakistan.
7/16/1905	A decision to boycott British goods was taken at Bagarhat.
7/8/1928	Eighteen died when an East Indian Railroad train was derailed after saboteurs removed part of the tracks.
6/16/1950	Mithun Chakravorty, famous Hindi film actor, was born.
8/4/1997	Nilesh Kulkarni becomes the first Indian to take a wicket with his first ball in Test Cricket (Colombo).
12/10/1993	The residence of Mahatma Phule was declared a national monument.
6/2/1953	Mountaineer Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and his Nepalese Sherpa guide Tensing became the first men to conquer Mount Everest, the world's tallest mountain. The two reached the pinnacle of Everest, more than 29,000 feet above sea level, at 11.30 a.m.
4/23/1929	Ranjit Film Co. was founded by Chandulal Shah and Gohar at Bombay.
5/3/1765	Clive became Governor of Bengal for second time from England after he returned to Calcutta.

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