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Historical Event on 2/13/1601
John Lancaster leads 1st East India Company voyage from London.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
7/15/1788 | Ghulam Kadir, the infamous son of Jabita Khan, conquered Delhi. |
1/12/1953 | Patel Chest Institute opened by Rajkumari Amrit Kaur. All India Khadi Board constituted with centre at Bombay. |
7/14/1997 | India finishes third in Asian women's weightlifting. |
6/11/1930 | A cyclonic storm blew a train off the rails near Himmatnagar, Gujarat, killing at least one person and injuring many more. |
2/23/1876 | Saint Gadgebaba, great modern saint of Maharashtra, was born. |
11/20/1989 | Hirabai Barodekar, famous singer of ""Kirana Gharana"", passed away. |
12/14/1931 | Viceroy of India issues new powers to seize properties of those who, following independence leader Gandhi, refuse to pay taxes. |
11/24/1999 | India finish with 10 gold, eight silver and seven bronze medals in the Commonwealth shooting championship which ended in Auckland. |
1/11/1999 | Four DRDO scientists and four pilots aboard an Avro plane on a research test flight are killed as the plane crashes after take-off from the Arakkonam INS Rajali Naval air base in Tamil Nadu. |
9/18/1879 | Welthy Housinger Fisher, an American adult educationist in India, was born. |
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