Seattle Indian Community - DesiEventsOnline.com
| | | | | | | | | | | |
 


 

Historical Event on 1/20/1972

Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura become states of Indian union. Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram become Union Territories. Assam's North East Frontier Agency (Nepha) was renamed as Arunachal Pradesh territory.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/4/1910Sri Aurobindo left politics and reached Pondicherry, where he made the seat of Yoga.
9/19/1936Pandit Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande, expert in north Indian classical music, died. He was also a lawyer, professor and social reformer.
5/4/1995The fourth ASLV-D4 blasts off from Sriharikota, successfully placing the SROSS-C2 satellite in orbit.
1/8/1895Ramchandra Sakharam Ruikar, freedom fighter, pioneer of the labour movement in India and President of All India Trade Union Congress, was born at Rui village, district Kolhapur, Maharashtra.
11/21/1947First Stamp of Independent India was released
1/24/1950Dr. Rajendra Prasad became the first President of India.
6/1/1947Balbhimraj Gore, litterateur and Hindi critic, was born.
9/21/1996Rao resigns Congress Party President post.
3/23/1992G. S. Dhillon, former speaker of Lok Sabha, passed away.
6/2/1900Sri Ram Sharma Acharya, freedom fighter, social reformer and leader, passed away.