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Historical Event on 6/20/1858
Gwalior fort was captured by British troops and the first Indian Sepoy Mutiny officially came to an end.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
1/19/2000 | M.A. Chidambaram (81), leading industrialist and chairman of the MAC Group, died in Chennai. |
8/29/1994 | Tusharkanti Ghosh, world famous Indian journalist, passed away. |
2/18/1906 | Madhav Sadashiv Golwalkar, chief of 'Rashtriya Swayansewak Sangh' (RSS), was born. |
6/20/1987 | Dr. Salim Ali, internationally renowned expert of birds, died at Bombay. |
11/25/1999 | Baba Amte, a Gandhian and noted social worker, is chosen for the Gandhi Peace Prize. |
6/25/1994 | Dinsha Pirosha Madan, Chief Justice of Supreme Court, died. |
5/10/1999 | Tamil Nadu Government withdraws the controversial Prevention of Terrorist Activities (POTA) Bill. |
1/5/1941 | Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi, cricketer (Nawab of Pataudi jr., Indian batsman & youngest Indian Test Captain), was born in Bhopal. |
5/29/1968 | Dara Singh becomes the world wrestling champion. |
4/6/1968 | Indira Gandhi,PM, inaugurated the construction of Bokaro Steel Plant. |
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