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Historical Event on 5/17/1992
R. Venkataraman, President, leaves for a six-day visit to China.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
12/1/1942 | No. 8 Squadron was raised meanwhile, absorbing the remaining coastal defence flight personnel. |
8/1/1992 | S. Rajgopal was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-07-1993. |
12/23/1954 | Judge Bijan Kumar Mukherjea became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 31/01/1956. |
11/19/1877 | Jatindranath Benarjee, revolutionary of Indian freedom movement, was born. |
9/13/1992 | Union government decides to form a National Human Rights Commission. |
12/9/1977 | Ravishankar Mahashankar Rawal, famous painter, passed away. |
9/29/1998 | ISRO successfully launches its largest sounding rocket, Rohini (RH-560 mk, 11 total payload, 127 kg). |
5/7/1994 | Dr. S.P. Tripathy, Director-General of ICMR, retired after 32 years of distinguished service in the ICMR, and Dr. G.V. Satyavati took over as the new Director-General of ICMR in July 1994. She became the first woman scientist in the country to head not only ICMR but any Research agency in independent India. |
8/25/1888 | Allama Mashriqi, Muslim leader, was born. |
1/10/1932 | Gandhi and his wife are arrested by the Indian authorities. |
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