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Historical Event on 11/8/1988

Salman Rushdie's 'The Satanic Verses' awarded 1988 Whitbread Prize.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/26/1904First cross-country motor car race inaugurated between Dehli and Bombay started its rally. It was organised by Motor Union of Western India.
1/19/1960Ramchandra Gopal (Dadasaheb Torne), famous film director, passed away.
6/22/1959Iyengar Kasturi Srinivas, great politician and journalist, passed away.
7/3/1975Virendrakishor Roy Chaudhary, famous music director, passed away.
2/13/1861Colonel Bernard Irwin attacks & defeats hostile Chiricahua Indians.
1/24/1948Australia all out 674 vs India (Bradman 201, Hassett 198*).
3/30/1993Punjab beat Maharashtra by 120 runs to win Cricket's Ranji Trophy.
8/7/1990Govt. of India accepts the Mandal Commission's recommendations and decides to reserve 27\% jobs for the backward classes. Violent protests rock parts of Northern India against Mandal Commission.
11/23/1919Sitaram Mahadeo Bapat, teacher and author, was born at Miraj in district Sangli.
1/29/1931Gandhiji sails for England as Congress delegate to Second Round Table Conference. This conference was attended by Madan Mohan Malaviya and Sarojini Naidu.