Philadelphia Indian Community - PhiladelphiaIndian.com
| | | | | | | | | | | |
 


 

Historical Event on 5/11/1626

Malik Ambar of Ahmednagar's Nijamshahi kingdom, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/1/1917Kartar Singh Duggal, famous author, was born at Dhamyal, Pakistan.
4/18/1970Dr. Dharmendra of the Indian Council of Medical Research awarded the Damien-Duttan Award for outstanding work in leprosy.
1/4/1995IAF batch (Angel of Mercy) returns from Somalia after 16 months of stay and 700 sorties.
2/2/1978The Indian National Congress (I) recognized as a national party and allotted the election symbol 'hand' (Palm).
4/4/1858Rani Laxmibai fled to Gwalior through Kalpi after giving a solid blow to British troops.
8/21/1995Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, noted physics scientist, died at the age of 84. He was one of the world's leading astro-physicists for his contributions to the study of stars. Chandrasekhar had received the highest award in Science--the Noble Prize in Physics in 1983.
9/13/1990An attempt to hijack a Coimbatore-Bangalore-Madras Indian Airlines flight IC 534 to Sri Lanka.
6/20/1995Mayavati Government wins vote of confidence.
4/7/1993Narsimha Rao,PM, arrives in Bangkok on a three-day visit to Thailand.
8/2/1994Opposition quits Parliament panels, boycotts sessions.