Kentucky Indian Community - KentuckyIndian.com
| | | | | | | | | | | |
 


 

Historical Event on 12/17/2000

The 13-day nationwide postal strike called off.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/11/1888Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, freedom fighter, was born in Mecca. He was an outspoken champion of rationalism and progressiveness in all spheres of Indian life.
2/2/1968TERLS dedicated to the United Nations.
4/20/1887Padmabhushan Jemini Roy, famous painter, was born.
6/2/1975India's First Spunge Iron project inaugurated at Vijaywada.
2/1/1929Jyotirbhaskaracharya Jayant Salgaonkar was born.
5/18/1998India may take the US to WTO.
3/3/1982Firaq Gorakhpuri ""Raghupati Sahay"", great writer, nationalist and who revolutionised Urdu poetry, died.
7/1/1992Central Railway started special train for ladies in Mumbai.
2/28/1987The National Science Day was celebrated for the first time at the ICMR Headquarters and all its Institutes/Centres in February 1987 through exhibitions, lectures, demonstration campaigns etc. (This has now become an annual event).
1/31/1958First Earth Satellite Explorer I was launched from Cape Kennedy.