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Historical Event on 2/7/1994
C. T. Kamdar, famous industrialist and close friend of Mahatma Gandhi, passed away.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
12/6/1992 | 300,000 Hindus destroy the mosque of Babri at Ayodhya, India. 4 die and BJP government in UP, led by Kalyan Singh, was dismissed and President's rule promulgated. Then countrywide riots followed. Pakistan and Bangladesh condemned demolition. |
6/11/1997 | BSE sensitive index reaches 3927. |
1/14/1993 | The Supreme Court absolves Railway Minister Jaffer Sharief of corruption charges in the wagon deal with Asea Brown Boveri. |
4/29/2000 | The Army institutes a high-level court of inquiry under Maj. Gen. C.B. Suku to look into the causes of the arms depot conflagration. |
1/24/1950 | Dr. Rajendra Prasad was elected to become the first President of India and 'Jana Gana Mana....' was accepted as the National Anthem of the country. |
9/21/1948 | Formation of Press Trust of India (PTI) announced under an agreement signed between Reuters and Indian and Eastern Newspapers Society. |
2/12/1824 | Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati, founder of Arya Samaj, metaphysician, social reformer, religious leader, was born at Jeevapar Tankara, Kathiawad near Morbi. |
5/20/1987 | G. G. Jadhav `Pudhari', editor of daily newspaper, passed away. |
9/11/1968 | Central Government provides more autonomy to hilly region of Assam. |
9/15/1992 | Price of petrol, diesel and cooking gas hiked. |
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