|
|
Historical Event on 3/13/1963
Indian Govenment announced 'Arjun Awards' to boost the morale of various sports personalities.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/27/1915 | Khanderao Moreshwar Rangnekar, 3 test matches, 33 runs, vs Australia in 1947-48, was born at Mumbai. |
| 1/17/1925 | Abdul Hafeez Kardar, cricketer (Pakistan 1st Test captain, previously played for India), was born in Lahore. |
| 5/11/1919 | Troops under General Barrett inflicted a sharp reverse today on the invading Afghans at Bagh Springs. The whole of the frontier area was up in arms with tribesmen threatening Landi Khotal and martial law being proclaimed in Peshawar. It was expected however that General Barrett, well equipped with guns and airplanes, would soon control the situation. Reports had been reaching London for some time about the possibility of an Afghan incursion following the murder of the pro-British Emir Habibullah. His third son, Amanullah Khan, who took over the throne, was known to be hostile toward the government of India. |
| 9/11/1948 | Indian Government troops enter in the Hyderabad State. |
| 12/23/1993 | PM announces Local Area Development Scheme by which each MP can sanction projects worth Rs.1 crore. |
| 3/9/1996 | India wins India-Pakistan World Cup Quater Final cricket match in Bangalore (Wills World Cup). This was the last international match played by Javed Miandad. |
| 1/9/1996 | PM unveils India's state-of-the-art Main Battle Rank (MBT) `Arjun' at a New Delhi function. |
| 8/21/2000 | Mahatma Gandhi's daughter-in-law Mrs. Nirmala Gandhi dies in Wardha. She was 91. |
| 10/10/1996 | UP polls throw up a hung assembly. |
| 9/9/1952 | Kishorlal Ghanshamlal Mashruwala, great thinker and philosopher of Gandhi era, passed away. |
|
![]()
|
|
|
