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Historical Event on 3/29/1995
Harindra Dave, chief editor of Janmabhumi Group and Gujrati author, passed away.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
9/20/1856 | Narayan Guru was born in Chempazhanthi village of Kerala. Sri Narayan Guru was a social reformer, led reform movement in Kerala, rejected casteism, and promoted new values of spiritual freedom and social equality. He also stressed the need for the spiritual and social uplift of the downtrodden by their own efforts through the establishment of temples and educational institutions. In the process, he denounced the superstitions that clouded the fundamental Hindu cultural convention of caste. |
7/8/1958 | Lord Canning declared that since peace was established, it is better known as end of Indian Mutiny, 1857. |
3/26/1980 | Bombay gets its first rock concert in 10 years (The Police). |
2/13/1969 | Subroto Tara Banerjee, cricketer (Indian quickie & Dennis Lillee protegee), was born in Patna. |
10/11/1996 | Supreme Court ruling on change of venue of Rao's trial. |
7/1/1909 | Madanlal Dhingra, revolutionary, assassinated Sir William Curzon Wyllie, a prominent Anglo-Indian, at the Imperial Institute in London. |
7/13/1998 | India and Germany sign an agreement on promoting and protecting investment in Bonn. |
1/5/1994 | Jnanpith Award was given to U. R. Anantha Murthy (Kannada). |
2/4/1991 | An abortive bid to hijack a Calcutta-Agartala flight by a 24-year old youth. |
2/2/1953 | All India Khadi and Village Industries Board started in New Delhi. |
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