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Historical Event on 2/8/1785
Warren Hastings, British Viceroy, left India.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
10/29/1967 | Kurtkoti Lingangaunda, great Indian Philosopher, passed away. |
4/25/1969 | Invalappil Mani Vijayan (or better known as IM Vijayan), Indian Soccer(Football) player, was born in Trissur, Kerala. He was recognised as Indian Player of the Year in 1993, 1997, 1999. He scored the fastest ever International goal against Bhutan at the SAF Games '99, scoring after just 12 seconds. |
11/14/1993 | Former Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha, who quit JD, joins BJP. |
6/18/1994 | The strength of the Sikkim Sangram Parishad ministry led by Sanchaman Limboo reduced to 14 in the 32-member house. |
9/27/1908 | Shiv Verma, great soldier, was born. |
4/1/1956 | Companies Act of 1913 was revised and Indian Companies Act of 1956 came into force. |
11/11/1999 | Mr. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, leaves for Durban summit of the Commonhealth Heads of Government meeting (CHOGM). |
6/21/1991 | P. V. Narasimha Rao was sworn in as the ninth Prime Minister of India. He reimained in this office till May 16, 1996. He formed a 54-member ministry in the 10th Parliament. |
3/8/1864 | Hari Narayan Apte, a well known Marathi writer who popularised social and historical themes in his novels, was born. He presided over the 8th Marathi Sahitya Sammelen in 1912. |
6/26/1983 | Five hundred killed or missing as monsoon floods hit the Indian state of Gujarat. |
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