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Historical Event on 11/2/1990
Many die in firing in Ayodhya as Karsevaks storm the Ram Janma Bhumi/Babri Masjid structure. Curfew in many areas in north and west India to prevent communal violence. Several people die in violence.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
8/29/1992 | Eco-mark introduced in Indian market to distinguish eco-friendly products, . |
9/29/1994 | Gulf nations suspend Indian flights on account of plague epidemic. |
11/20/1969 | The Union Home Ministry decides to reserve posts for SC\STs in the public sector undertakings. |
4/1/2000 | India wins four golds in the under-14 Youth chess championship in Teheran. |
7/21/1984 | Terrorists breach Bhakra canal in Punjab. |
3/3/1939 | Motganhalli Laxmanarsu Jaisi alais Jaisimha, cricketer (Indian batsman of the sixties), was born in Secundrabad. |
9/29/1977 | India and Bangladesh signed settlement for distributing Ganga river water. |
11/29/1988 | Rajiv Gandhi, grandson of Jawaharlal Nehru, resigned as Prime Minister of India, a country which had been ruled by his family for all but five of its 42 years of independence. The end of the dynasty came after elections that were both violent and inconclusive, neither Gandhi's Congress party nor the opposition National Front received a clear majority, although the latter had a few more votes. The only real winner was the fundamentalist Hindu party, Bharatiya Janata, which is now the power broker. If the National Front wants to rule, its leader V.P. Singh needs the religious group's support. |
8/26/1949 | Social Democratic Party led by K. T. Shah formed. |
6/15/1949 | Uloor S. Parmeswara Iyer, famous poet, writer, editor and literature, died. He was 72. |
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