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Historical Event on 9/16/1996
J & K second phase poll for 34 seats.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
12/5/1950 | Sri Aurobindo Ghosh, great revolutionary, freedom fighter and teacher, passed away. |
7/29/1802 | Agreement between Gaikwad of Baroda and Britishers about the army. |
2/13/1879 | Sarojini Naidu ""Nightingale of India"", was born at Hyderabad. She was the first Governor of Uttar Pradesh. She also holds a place of pride among the women freedom fighters of India. She presided over the Kanpur session of Indian National Congress and took active part in Salt Satyagraha and represented Indian women in Round Table Conference, London, 1931. |
1/2/1757 | After the Battle of Plassey, Clive, Britisher, defeated Siraj-ud-Daulah, Mir Jafar, Nawab of Bengal and re-captured Calcutta, after it had been seized by the Nawab of Bengal who had used the ""Black Hole"" to imprison British captives. |
6/9/1998 | The rupee plunges to an all-time low of Rs. 42.23/25 against the dollar. |
1/20/1959 | Tej Bahadur Sapru passed away. |
2/28/1835 | Medical College was started in Calcutta and it was officially opened on Feb 20. |
11/19/1999 | Indira Gandhi Peace prize is presented to a social worker of Bangladesh Muhammed Yunus. |
8/8/1948 | Dr. Yellapragada Subbarow, saintly scientist and nobel prize winner, passed away at Pearl River, New York. |
5/28/1925 | Awadh Kishore Narain, educationist, was born. |
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