Phoenix Indian Community - PhoenixIndian.com
| | | | | | | | | | | |
 


 

Historical Event on 8/5/1992

Achyutrao Patwardhan, leader of 'Quit India Movement', died at Varanasi at the age of 86.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/8/1928Eighteen died when an East Indian Railroad train was derailed after saboteurs removed part of the tracks.
4/16/1993The Supreme Court stays the operation of M.P. High Court's order quashing President's rule in the state.
8/14/1996Amrit Rai, son of Munshi Premchand, died.
3/31/1999The PIO card, conferring privileges on persons of Indian origin settled abroad, is formally launched.
1/17/1601Akbar, after eight month's siege, entered Asirgarh one of the strongest forts in India.
7/2/1999The Indian Army launches a three pronged attack on Kargil. India is firm on Pakistan pullout from the area.
6/24/1991K. Karunakaran ministry assumes power in Kerala.
11/29/1989Rajiv Gandhi resigned from the post of Prime Minister of India.
5/25/19415,000 drown in a storm at Ganges Delta region in India.
9/3/1995Ram Jethmalani (lawyer and MP) launches a new party, Bharatiya Lok Panchayat, to rid the country of its evils.