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Historical Event on 12/9/1825
Tula Ram Rao, one of the revolutionary heroes of the 1857 and Sepoy Mutiny, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/10/1904 | Raghunath Gopal Kokaje, great Hindi writer, was born at Bhoka, district Ratnagiri. |
| 6/1/1992 | S.K. Datta became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 31/07/93). |
| 1/18/1980 | Assam agitation turns violent; Army called in. |
| 2/7/1975 | Banke Bihar, mystery and religious story writer, passed away. |
| 5/11/1919 | Troops under General Barrett inflicted a sharp reverse today on the invading Afghans at Bagh Springs. The whole of the frontier area was up in arms with tribesmen threatening Landi Khotal and martial law being proclaimed in Peshawar. It was expected however that General Barrett, well equipped with guns and airplanes, would soon control the situation. Reports had been reaching London for some time about the possibility of an Afghan incursion following the murder of the pro-British Emir Habibullah. His third son, Amanullah Khan, who took over the throne, was known to be hostile toward the government of India. |
| 5/11/1919 | Queen Elizabeth I granted its Royal Charter to the 218 Knights and merchants of the City of London who formed the East India Company. The venture failed to achieve its stated objectives -- it made little impression on the Dutch control of the spice trade and could not establish a lasting outpost in the East Indies. |
| 2/21/1953 | Tillaya Dam and Bokaro Power Station opened by the PM. |
| 12/3/1948 | Surendra Pratap Singh, famous journalist and chief editor of Navbharat Times, was born. |
| 2/1/1969 | Pinaki Chatterji and George Albert Duke on a two-man rowing expedition to the Andamans set out from Calcutta. |
| 8/9/1995 | India celebrated 53rd anniversary of Quit India movement. |
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