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Historical Event on 1/17/1889
Shri Baldev Ramji Mirdha, great social worker, leader and politician, was born in village Kuchera, district Nagaur of Rajasthan.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
3/21/1996 | PSLV-D3 launched successfully. |
3/15/1908 | Police shoot four people in rioting. |
7/18/1695 | Joannes Camphuys, Governal General of Dutch-Indies, died at the age of 61. |
7/7/1896 | The premier show of the 'Marvel of the Century', first cinema show India, arranged by the Representatives of French Lumiere brothers- Louis and August Lumiere, was held at Watson Hotel in Bombay. The regular shows, however, started from July 14, 1896 at the Novelty Theatre. This show advertisment appeared in the 'Times of India', carrying details of a film show to be held for the first time on Indian soil. |
3/28/1954 | The flight undertook its first VVIP commitment, when it carried the first Prime Minister of India, the Late Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, from Palam to Tilpat range and back to witness the 'Fire Power Demo'. It carried wide spectrum of VVIPs, including the President, the Prime Minister, renowned statesmen, Generals, Luminaries and visiting foreign dignitaries. |
12/29/1927 | Hakim Ajmal Khan, freedom fighter, litterateur and a true patriot, died. |
7/22/1978 | Indira Gandhi charged with criminal misconduct during 1977 campaign. |
5/28/1970 | All India Trade Union Congress was divided. |
10/26/1961 | Heavy fighting flared up between India and Communist China in their three-year-old dispute over border lines in the Himalayas. Each side accused the other of initiating the fighting that began along the Tibetan border early in October. |
4/9/1994 | C. Rajeshwara Rao, 80, former General Secretary of Communist Party of India, passed away in Hyderabad. |
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