From the books of history - 11 October special

What Happened

1138: A massive and devastating earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria, killing an estimated 230,000 people. 1899 – Second Boer War begins, Britain and the Boer republics of South Africa entered a conflict that reshaped southern African politics. 1942: Amitabh Bachchan, one of Indian cinema's most iconic and influential actors, was born on this day in Allahabad (Prayagraj). 1984 – First American woman walks in space, Astronaut Kathryn Sullivan became the first American woman to perform a spacewalk during Space Shuttle Challenger mission STS-41-G. 1993: India's NHRC was established on 11 October 1993, making the date significant in India's human rights framework.