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Historical Event on 9/12/1994
UN Secretary General Ghali visits New Delhi.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
9/29/1977 | India and Bangladesh signed settlement for distributing Ganga river water. |
2/15/1945 | Indian troops capture Pagan at Burma. |
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. |
5/9/1959 | Karmaveer Bhaurao Patil, founder of Rayat Educational Institute, passed away. |
8/2/1959 | Little Theatre was established. |
6/9/1900 | Birsa Munda, freedom fighter and leader, died in Ranchi Jail. |
1/2/1757 | After the Battle of Plassey, Clive, Britisher, defeated Siraj-ud-Daulah, Mir Jafar, Nawab of Bengal and re-captured Calcutta, after it had been seized by the Nawab of Bengal who had used the ""Black Hole"" to imprison British captives. |
6/28/1986 | Accord with Mizo National Front; Lal Denga to be the chief minister of Mizoram. |
11/20/1955 | Polly Umrigar scores India's first Test double century, 223 vs NZ. |
3/1/1939 | Satish Kumar Sareen was born in Rawalpindi (now in Pakistan). He became the Air Chief Marshal. |
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