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Historical Event on 9/27/1958
Mihir Sen becomes the first Indian to cross the English Channel from Dover to Calais.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
5/1/1994 | Six leading Akali factions dissolved to form a new party, the Shiromani Akali Dal-Amritsar, which wanted a 'Sikh State'. |
7/30/1947 | The part of Kashmir, North West Frontier Provience (NWFP), was swallowed up by Pakistan. The formality of raising the flag being done in November. |
7/19/1938 | Jayant Vishnu Narlikar, great Indian space scientist and mathematician, was born at Kolhapur, Maharashtra. |
6/27/2000 | The Clinton administration rejects a demand by 21 U.S. Congressmen for declaring India a terrorist state in the wake of attacks on Christian priests and churches. |
1/30/1999 | Gopinath Bordoloi was awarded the highest civilian award Bharat Ratna, The Highest Civilian Award in India. 1999. |
4/12/1936 | Nehru urges Socialism for India. |
9/23/1858 | Grant Duf, historian who studied Maratha history, died. |
8/19/1999 | India's role in ASEAN, ARF is lauded at a colloquium in Singapore. |
12/3/1882 | Nandalal Bose, great Indian painter and master, was born in Bengal. |
6/3/1998 | The naval version of the surface-to-air missile, Trishul, is test-fired in Kochi. |
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