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Historical Event on 9/14/1992
Three days of heavy rains cause flooding in northern India and Pakistan claiming 2,500 lives.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
10/29/1997 | P. Chidambaram, Finance Minister, says Indian rupee will be made fully and freely convertible by year 2000. |
8/20/1828 | Brahmo Samaj, the first movement to initiate religio-social reforms, was founded by Ram Mohun Roy (1772-1833) in Calcutta. Influenced by Islam and Christianity, Roy denounced polytheism, idol worship, repudiated the Vedas, avataras, karma and reincarnation, caste and more. The first session of Adi Brahmo Samaj was held in the rented house by Kamal Bose of Chitpore Road in Jorasanko area in Calcutta. |
8/12/1992 | 72 militants surrendered before Punjab CM Beant Singh. |
12/17/1830 | Simon Bolivar, great dynamic leader and social reformer, died. |
7/29/1911 | Mohan Bagan became the first Indian football team to win the I.F.A. Shield. |
12/10/1923 | Madhav Gururao Kulkarni, great author and educationist, was born in Rani Bennur, Dharwar. |
6/11/1907 | Shantilal Jivanlal Gandhi, famous Hindi writer, was born in Mehmadabad, Gujarat . |
9/24/1674 | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was second time crowned by 'Tantrik Paddhati'. |
1/8/1999 | Farah Khan made it a double, adding the National ladies snooker title in Delhi. |
2/3/1954 | More than 500 pilgrims died in an accident on the river bank at the ""Kumbha Mela"" in Allahabad. |
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