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Historical Event on 1/19/1990
Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh ""Osho"", Indian free love guru, modern mystic and controversial cult figure, died in Pune at the age of 58 years. He will be remembered as a great orator and for founding of Rajnishpuram in USA.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
2/20/1846 | Duleep Singh was recognised as the ruler. British captured Lahore. |
1/18/1925 | Gajanan Johari, famous Marathi writer, was born. |
11/9/1960 | Subroto Mukherji, first Air Chief Marshall of Indian Air Force, suddenly died. |
1/7/1993 | The union govt. acquires 67.703 acres of land in and around the disputed area at Ayodhya and refers the issue to the Supreme Court. |
9/23/1990 | World Bank clears Rs.1,200 crore aid for Sarovar Dam rejecting objections raised by environmental groups. |
10/31/1920 | Inaugural session of the All India Trade Union Congress was conducted in Bombay. |
3/31/1972 | Meena Kumari, famous film actress, passed away. |
10/19/1910 | Subrahamanyam Chandrasekhar was born in Lahore. He was one of the world's leading astrophysicists. For his contributions to the study of stars, Chandrasekhar had received the highest award in Science, the Noble Prize in Physics in 1983. |
1/28/1937 | Suman Kalyanpurkar, famous singer, was born. |
11/20/1917 | J.C. Bose Research Institute was established in Calcutta. |
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