|
|
Historical Event on 9/25/1993
Soli Sorabji, 63, nominated as Prosecutor of the International War Crimes Court by UN Secretary General.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/27/1998 | Nobel laureate Prof. Amartya Sen unveils his plans to set up a charity trust with the award money for development of education and health in India and Bangladesh. |
| 5/5/1903 | Former minister William Petty declares Persian Gulf a part of British dominion in India. |
| 2/23/1993 | Noted Hindi poet Naresh Mehta wins Gyanpith Award. |
| 9/14/1820 | Agri-Horticultural Garden of Calcutta started functioning. |
| 1/20/1939 | Nalin Chandra Wickramasinghe, great Indian astronomer, was born. |
| 4/9/1965 | Fighting breaks out in the Rann of Kutch between Indian and Pakistani troops. Pakistan attacked Indian borders, Sardar Post, Chhar Bet and Beria Bet, this was manned by the State Armed Police Batallions. In Kutch launched its 8th Infantry Division supported by two regiments of M47/48 Pattons. Operation 'Desert Hawk' was launched to draw away reserves from other vulnerable areas, and possibly to test India's resolve. The Indian Army did not rise to the bait. |
| 7/24/1837 | Kanishta, son of Samajya Laxshmi, was killed. |
| 12/27/1901 | Gandhiji moves resolution on South Africa at Congress. |
| 5/29/1993 | Ramesh More, Shiv Sena MLA, was murdered. |
| 5/22/1936 | Lord Brabourne laid the foundation stone of Brabourne Stadium in Bombay. |
|
![]()
|
|
|
