Year 1347
Alauddin Hasan Gangu assumed royalty and founded the Bahmani Dynasty. The Muslim kingdom of Bahmani dynasty in the south as Sultan Allau'd-din Khalji. He renamed Gulbarga, his capital as 'Hasanabad'.
AUGUST 11
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11 August: What Happened On This Day in History
Curated historical timeline of momentous political pacts, freedom struggle uprisings, constitutional developments, scientific breakthroughs, and prominent birthdays recorded on 11 August.
Observances & Special Days
National Son’s and Daughter’s Day is celebrated on August 11th brings parents and their children together for quality time.
Year 1893
First Hindu-Muslim riots in Maharashtra.
Year 1908
Khudiram Bose, a Bengali revolutionary in India’s struggle for freedom, was hanged.
Year 1956
The Lok Sabha passed the States Reorganisation Act.
Year 1961
The former Portuguese territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli were merged to create the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli. Dadra and Nagar Haweli declared as Union Territory States.
Year 1984
A cloud of toxic chemicals escaped from a Union Carbide plant near Charleston, West Virginia, this morning, and at least 135 residents were treated for eye, throat, and lung irritation. Last December, methyl isocyanate gas escaped from a Union Carbide plant in India, killing 2,000 people. No MIC escaped today, plant officials said. Aldicarb oxime, a much less toxic gas, is declared as one constituent of the gas cloud.
Year 2000
An air rage incident occurs on board Southwest Airlines Flight 1763 when 19-year-old Jonathan Burton attempts to storm the cockpit, but he is subdued by other passengers and dies from his injuries.
Year 2000
Koneru Humpy was crowned the youngest British Ladies chess champion at the end of eleventh and final round in the Smith and Williamson British chess championship in Somerset.
Year 2003
NATO takes over command of the peacekeeping force in Afghanistan, marking its first major operation outside Europe in its 54-year-history.
Year 2003
Jemaah Islamiyah leader Riduan Isamuddin, better known as Hambali, is arrested in Bangkok, Thailand.
Year 2006
The oil tanker MT Solar 1 sinks off the coast of Guimaras and Negros Islands in the Philippines, causing the country's worst oil spill.
Year 2012
At least 306 people are killed and 3,000 others injured in a pair of earthquakes near Tabriz, Iran.
Year 2017
At least 41 people are killed and another 179 injured after two passenger trains collide in Alexandria, Egypt.
Born 1911
Prem Bhatia, great journalist, was born.
Born 1916
Gopal Gurunath Bewoor was a senior officer of the Indian Army who served as the 9th Chief of Army Staff.
Born 1922
Manmohan Krishna, famous actor, was born.
Born 1924
Lalmani Misra was an eminent Indian classical musician known as much for his art as for his scholarship.
Born 1931
Manabendra Mukhopadhyay was an Indian singer and music composer.
Born 1948
Pramod Kumar Misra, re-employed 1972 batch IAS officer belonging to Gujarat cadre.
Born 1949
Duvvuri Subbarao, Indian economist, Central Banker, and retired IAS officer.
Born 1952
Sri Prakash Lohia, Indian-born Indonesian billionaire businessman.
Born 1954
Yashpal Barburam Sharma, cricketer (Indian right-handed batsman early 80'), was born in Ludhiana.
Born 1954
Madireddy Venkateshwar Narasimha Rao, cricketer (Indian leg-spin all-rounder 1978-79), was born in Secunderabad.
Born 1957
Bhagirath Samai, Indian professional shooter who represented his country at the 1984 Summer Olympics.
Born 1961
Suniel Shetty, Indian film actor, producer and entrepreneur who is predominantly active in Bollywood films.
Born 1975
Jesse Randhawa, Indian model and actress.
Born 1983
Soundararaja, Indian film Actor and film Producer who appears in South Indian Films.
Born 1986
Neha Tanwar, Indian Women cricketer who played for India women’s national cricket team.
Born 1991
Harpreet Singh Bhatia, Indian cricketer who plays for the Chhattisgarh cricket team and Central Zone in Indian domestic cricket.
Died 1908
Khudiram Bose, Indian Bengali revolutionary (b. 1889). 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.
Died 1977
Jahar Roy was an Indian actor and comedian in Bengali cinema.
Died 1993
Brahmaprakash Chaudhary, first Chief Minister of Delhi and former central minister, died.
Died 1999
Ramnath Parkar was an Indian cricketer who played in 2 Tests in 1972-73 against Tony Lewis’ England team touring India.
Died 1999
A. G. Ram Singh was an Indian first-class cricketer.
Died 2000
Paidi Jairaj was an Indian film actor, director and producer known for his works primarily in Hindi cinema, Marathi and Gujarati.
Died 2000
Usha Mehta, great Gandhian, passed away.
Died 2013
Zafar Futehally, Indian ornithologist and author (b. 1919)