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Historical Event on 9/20/1886
Kuladhor Chaliha, one of the pioneer Congress leaders of Assam, was born at Sibsagar.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
11/19/1993 | Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development awarded to Czech President Vaclav Havel. |
7/29/1884 | Tyagraj Paramshiv Kailasam, leading playwright of Kannad language, was born. |
3/28/1954 | The flight undertook its first VVIP commitment, when it carried the first Prime Minister of India, the Late Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, from Palam to Tilpat range and back to witness the 'Fire Power Demo'. It carried wide spectrum of VVIPs, including the President, the Prime Minister, renowned statesmen, Generals, Luminaries and visiting foreign dignitaries. |
7/5/1981 | Rajan Mahadevan recites 31,811 digits of ¦(pie) from memory. |
10/24/1934 | Mahatma Gandhi quits Indian Indian National Congress in struggle over tactics. |
10/24/1934 | Guru Ramdas, Sikh Guru, was born. |
4/12/1978 | India's first double decker train was started between Victoria Terminus (CST) and Pune which beared the name as ""Janta Express"", which is now known under the name of Shivaji's fort as ""Singhgarh Express"". |
7/4/1729 | Kanhoji Angre, former Chief of Navy in Maratha kingdom, died. |
1/14/1994 | The first Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Centenary Award for Excellence in Biomedical Research, instituted by ICMR in 1991-92, was announced in 1994 (Dr. G. Padamanabhan, Director, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, is the first recipient of this Award). |
1/1/1981 | This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year for the Disabled"". |
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