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Historical Event on 3/29/1999
A massive earthquake in the Garhwal region of Uttar Pradesh in the inner Himalayas claims 85 lives and more than 130 injured.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
4/12/1913 | Gandhiji in Indian Opinion draws attention to new Immigration Bill's failure to fulfil terms of Provisional Settlement of 1911. Kasturba decides to join Passive Resistance struggle. |
7/3/1760 | Maratha army, under Sadashiv Rao Bhau and Vishvas Rao, captured Dehli. |
6/20/1921 | Tilak University was established. |
4/24/1918 | Durgaprasad Dhar, former Vice President of Planning Commission, was born. |
9/3/1995 | Ram Jethmalani (lawyer and MP) launches a new party, Bharatiya Lok Panchayat, to rid the country of its evils. |
4/24/1995 | K. Karunakaran elected to Rajya Sabha. |
8/15/1942 | Mahadev Haribhai Desai, an activist and Mahatma Gandhi's personal secretary, died of heart failure at Aga Khan's Palace. |
7/21/1891 | Jairamdas Doulatram, great leader, journalist and freedom fighter, was born at Karachi. |
11/11/1923 | Shamasunder Gururaj Mudgal, great educationist, was born at Bijapur, Bagalkot. |
5/22/1997 | At least 40 persons are killed and over 300 injured in an earthquake which hit Jabalpur city. |
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