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Historical Event on 11/24/1998
Polling is held in 626 assembly constituencies spread over four States - Delhi, Madhya Prades, Mizoram and Rajasthan.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
5/13/1952 | Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru again becomes the Prime Minister of India and forms a new union ministry. |
7/21/1963 | Kashi Vidyapeeth was given recognisation as University. |
7/1/1989 | Yashvantrao Chavan Open University was established. |
4/3/1994 | S.Bangarappa, former CM, launches his Karnataka Congress Party. |
8/15/1947 | On the the stroke of mid-night on 14th August 1947, India became independent and was partitioned. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru became the first prime minister and Dr. Rajendra Prasad became the first president of free India. The mixed economy policy was taken on a five-year plan basis for economic development. On 26th January 1950, India became a democratic and is the biggest democracy of the world today. In 1956, on the basis of languages, India was divided into 14 states and 6 union territories. Today, there are 27 states and 7 union territories. |
3/15/1901 | Guru Hanuman was born at Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan. He was the pioneer and contributor of wrestling in India. He was bestowed with the Padamshri in 1983. His pupil Satpal and Kartar Singh won Gold Medals in Asian Games. |
10/6/1913 | V. R. Kant, famous poet, was born. |
8/4/1936 | Indian Government Act was approved by the king. |
5/21/1973 | Mohan Kumarmangalam, Central Minister, passed away in an air crash near Delhi. |
2/17/1976 | Urban Ceilings Act comes into force. |
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