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Historical Event on 2/7/1922
Britain threatens crackdown in India to combat Gandhi's civil disobedience campaign.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
3/12/1969 | Reactor Research Centre established at Kalpakkam. On 18th December 1985, it was renamed as Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research. |
2/18/1997 | Dhaniram Baruah, controversial heart surgeon who claimed to have transplanted a pig's heart into one of his patients, released on bail in Guwahati. |
8/7/1941 | Rabindranath Devendranath Tagore ""Gurudev"", great Indian poet, voluminous playwright, Noble Laureate, social reformer, freedom fighter, painter and philosopher, passed away at Calcutta at the age on 80 years. He will be always remembered for the national song ""Jana Gana Mana"" and as a founder of Vishwa Bharati, Shantiniketen, etc. |
5/10/1985 | 59 were killed and 150 wounded in Sikh attacks. |
10/14/1999 | Sheikh Shamim, an Indian, is hanged for espionage in Pakistan. |
10/1/1990 | Justice Ranganath Mishra appointed Chief Justice of Supreme Court. |
12/21/1956 | The Hindu Adoption Sub-Act 1956 was accepted. |
12/28/1921 | Prince of Wales inagurated Victoria Memorial Hall at Calcutta. |
3/18/1991 | West Bengal opts for assembly poll. |
2/12/2000 | 17 persons, including 12 police personnel, die as naxalites strike terror during the first phase of polling for the Bihar Assembly. |
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