Pittsburgh Indian Community - PittsburghIndian.net
| | | | | | | | | | | |
 


 

Historical Event on 3/12/1911

Daman Div Dayanand Balkrishna Bandodkar, first Chief Minister of Goa, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/1/1947Balbhimraj Gore, litterateur and Hindi critic, was born.
7/18/1980Second Experimental launch of Space Launch Vehicle -3 (SLV-3) by Indian made 35 kilogram Rohini satellite (RS-1) successfully placed in orbit. It was used for measuring in-flight performance of second experimental launch of SLV-3. The launch took from Sriharikota and India became the sixth nation to put a satellite into orbit.
6/22/1996Saurav Ganguly scores 131 at Lord's on Test debut.
8/17/1944Indian Viceroy Viscount Wavell rejects Gandhi's request to discuss war support in return for Indian independence.
10/13/1971Hitesh Modi, cricketer (Kenyan left-handed batsman 1996 World Cup), was born.
1/2/1994Landslide win for GNLF in the Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council elections.
4/16/1992Arjun Singh, Pawar, Antony win CWC polls.
10/10/1996UP polls throw up a hung assembly.
1/19/1948India and Pakistan accept U.N. mediation in New York.
3/2/1994Autonomous Hill Council for Leh set up.