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


 

Historical Event on 6/29/1924

Ezra Laderman, NYC, composer (Jacob & the Indians), was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/17/1917Dr. Maruthur Gopala Ramachandran, (M.G.R.), Indian film star, politician and charismatic Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, was born at Kandy, Sri Lanka. He was also the founder of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhaga (AIADMK).
1/21/1997Delhi was the first city to use propane gas when 50 autorickshaws were started on trial basis.
12/17/1978Dhirendranath Ganguly, father of Bengali film industry, died.
5/4/1957Rai Chaudhary Hemchandra, great historian, passed away.
4/22/1983Smt. Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of India, visited ICMR Headquarters and held discussions with senior scientists of ICMR. ICMR revived research on indigenous drugs/traditional medicine with a new, disease-oriented approach and a Scientific Advisory Group on Traditional Medicine Research was constituted in 1983 but actual studies (Multicentric Clinical Trials, Centres for Advanced Research, Central Biostatistical Monitoring Unit etc.) were started in 1984-85.
5/3/1994Election Commission recognises DMK headed by M. Karunanidhi as the rightful claimant to the symbol of rising sun and the flag reserved for it.
6/23/1993Motilal Vohra made governor of UP.
10/1/1941No. 3 Squadron, similarly Audax-equipped, was raised at Peshawar.
9/21/1746French expeditionary army occupies Labourdonnais & Dupleix Madras.
2/11/1979Cellular Jail, which is situated at Andaman Nikobar Islands, was declared as a National Memorial.