|
|
Historical Event on 1/19/1977
World's largest crowd--12.7 million--gather for Indian religious festival 'Kumbh Mela'.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/8/1999 | The Opposition attacks Prime Minister Vajpayee for ""withholding'' information on ministers' resignation. |
| 7/13/1947 | An Indian Independence Bill was moved in the British Parliament on 4th July 1947 which became an 'Act' on 13th July 1947. Two Boundary Commissions under Sir Cyril Radcliff were appointed to demarcate the boundaries of Punjab and Bengal. |
| 10/24/1851 | First official telegraph line was opened between Calcutta and Daimond Harbour spanning 33.8 km. |
| 3/3/1839 | Jamshedji Nasarvanji Tata, famous industrialist and father of modern technology, was born at Navsari near Surat, Gujarat. He started cotton mills in Bombay and Nagpur and founded the Tata Iron and Steel Company, which is one of the largest integrated steel mills in the world. |
| 5/9/1995 | Militants set Charar township on fire in the vicinity of the Charar-e-Sherif shrine. More than 1,000 houses burnt. |
| 6/1/1998 | Finance Minister announced the Swadeshi budget. |
| 10/26/1990 | V. Shantaram, veteran film producer, director and Dadasaheb Phalke awardee, died at the age of 90 years in Bombay. |
| 10/26/1990 | Guru Ramdasji died. His son Arjun Dev succeeded him and changed the offerings to the Guru into a regular tax. |
| 12/14/1812 | Lord Charles Caning, Governor General and Viceroy of India (1856-1862), was born. |
| 12/7/1856 | First Hindu widow married officially. |
|
![]()
|
|
|
