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Historical Event on 1/2/1905
Jainendra Kumar, famous Hindi novelist and patriot, was born.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
6/1/1992 | Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Academy established at Satara. |
10/26/1947 | After the tribal column, raping and looting along the way by Pakistani Army continued at Baramulla, 50 kilometres from Srinagar. Maharaja of Jammu & Kashmir Hari Singhji, then, signed the instrument of accession with India and the Indian Armed Forces reacted to the Pakistani Army's infiltration. Great acts of personal gallantry and collective bravery were shown in the Kashmir operations. Major Som Nath Sharma was awarded the PVC, India's highest decoration for valour, and Brigadier Usman, commanding the 50th Parachute Brigade, was awarded the MVC. Both the soldiers were awarded posthumously. |
1/20/1898 | Krishnarao Ganeshpant Fulanbrikar (Master Krishnarao), famous singer, actor and music director, was born. |
11/11/1888 | Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, freedom fighter, was born in Mecca. He was an outspoken champion of rationalism and progressiveness in all spheres of Indian life. |
11/16/1986 | Second SAARC summit held at Bangalore. |
3/24/1998 | G.M.C. Balayogi of the Telugu Desam is elected Speaker of the Lok Sabha as the candidate of the BJP-led Government. |
10/24/1856 | Veer Narayan Singh, freedom fighter, was arrested by the British Government at Sambalpur for distributing grains from the warehouse to the people. He was sent to jail at Raipur. |
10/15/1996 | Dengue fever in Delhi takes 156 lives. |
1/5/1934 | Dr. Murli Manohar Manmohan Joshi was born in Delhi. |
9/29/1999 | Jaswant Singh, External Affairs Minister, meet his Pakistani counterpart Sartaj Aziz meet at the SAARC ministerial meeting. |
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