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Historical Event on 1/4/1906
Prince of Wales laid the foundation stone of Victoria Memorial Hall at Calcutta.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
4/26/1924 | Ramabai Ranade, social reformer, passed away. She played a major role in the upliftment of women in India and founded Sevasadan in Bombay, a hostel for the ladies. |
4/26/1924 | The first visit of Jesuit Priest of Goa in the Court of Emperor Akbar at Fatehpur Sikri. |
11/9/1990 | Vishwanath Pratap Singh resigned from the post of Prime Minister of India after losing the Vote of Confidence moved against him. |
6/19/1947 | Salman Rushdie, English writer, was born in Bombay. |
12/6/2000 | Bishop Vinod Peter, National Christian Council of India president and church of North India moderator, and Rajasthan CNI Bishop Gerald Andrews die in a car accident near Jodhpur in Rajasthan. |
3/19/1935 | British fire on 20,000 Muslims, killing 23. |
4/10/1997 | Bill Gates, Chairman and CEO of Microsoft, announces Rs. 2.5 crore aid to Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's Gandhi Institute of Computer Education and Information Technology, Mumbai. |
1/8/1965 | Star of India', world's largest sapphire, returned to American Museum of Natural History. |
1/6/1976 | Baliram Bhagat elected Lok Sabha Speaker. |
6/19/1949 | People of Chandernagar, the French Indian Settlement, decided to merge with the Indian Union. |
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