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Historical Event on 6/17/1887
Dr. Kailas Nath Katju, freedom fighter, politician, leader and Governor of Orissa and West Bengal, was born.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
10/23/1919 | Lord Curzon, ex-Viceroy of India, takes over as Former Secretary from Tory leader Arthur Balfour in London |
1/1/1891 | Sampurnanand, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, was born. |
3/19/1998 | Abdul Rauf Seddiopui, Samajwadi Party leader, is shot dead near Jadharpur village in Bareilly district. |
4/22/1870 | Vladimir IIyich Lenin, revolutionary freedom fighter and politician, was born at Simbrisk, Volga. |
3/5/1999 | The indigenously-built multi-barrel rocket launcher ''Pinaka'' is successfully test-fired at Chandipur-on-sea in Orissa. |
5/6/1948 | India rejected the Security Council's plan for UN supervision over plebiscite in Kashmir. |
1/9/1935 | Harishankar Sharma, great educationist, was born at Jaipur. |
10/12/1976 | Indian Airlines Caravelle crashed after take off from Bombay. |
10/11/1999 | Atal Behari Vajpayee is appointed Prime Minister. Two-tier ministry likely. |
2/23/1993 | Jnanpith Award was given to Sitakant Mahapatra (Oriya). |
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