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Historical Event on 12/1/1955
Nikita Khrushchev delivers speech condemning British colonialism.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
4/11/1952 | Treaty between France and India, transferring the former French settlement of Chandranagar to India, is ratified by the National Assembly, Paris. It was the last formal step in completing the process of sovereignty. |
1/2/1930 | Mazharul Haque, greatest social worker, politician, nationalist, poet, journalist and writer, died. |
1/22/1899 | Dilipkumar Roy, classical musician, was born. |
6/9/1900 | Birsa Munda, freedom fighter and leader, died in Ranchi Jail. |
1/23/1978 | The motto ""Shastra se Shakti"" (Strength though arms) in Hindi written in Devengiri script was approved by the President of India as the motto of the Army Ordnance Corps.The original corps motto of the Ordnance corps was ""Usa Tela Tananti"" found in the arms of the board of Ordnance. This was translated to mean ""To the thunder his arms"". The corps song titled ""Ayudh Corps Mahan"" was introduced for the first time in 4th re-union of the Army Ordnance Corps. The song is to be played or sung ""within unit lines only"", during purely Regimental functions. |
12/1/1911 | Dayarnav Raghunath Kopardekar, founder of ""Indrayani Sahitya Prakashan Sanstha"", was born. |
11/24/1989 | Tendulkar scores a record cricket test 50 aged 16 years 214 days. |
9/6/1889 | Sarat Chandra Bose, freedom fighter, journalist and leader, was born. |
1/28/1950 | Supreme Court of India was inaugurated. |
7/13/1913 | Tulsi Prasad Khaitan, great industrialist, was born in Chandi village, Bihar . |
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