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Historical Event on 9/21/1990
Supreme Court refuses to stay implementation of Mandal Commission Report.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
10/28/1997 | Gold import placed under Open General Licence. |
5/15/1998 | Pandit Ravi Shankar, Sitar maestro, receives the 1998 Polar music award. |
12/27/1898 | Shamrao Desmukh, former Central Minister and Agriculture expert , was born. |
12/27/1898 | Akbar Abul-Fath Djalaluddin, third Mughal Emperor of India (1556-1605), was born at Amarkot in Sind under the protection of Rana Virsal. Humayun had also taken refuge at Amarkot. |
11/25/1984 | Yashwantrao B. Chavhan, first Chief Minister of Maharashtra and former Deputy Prime Minister, passed away. |
1/4/1948 | Burma achieved its independence from Great Britain. In 1989, Burma changed its name to Myanmar to reflect the multi-ethnic composition of the country. Apart from the Burmese, the main ethnic minority groups are the Karen, Shan, Mon, Chin, and Kachin. Just as the Burmese did against the British, almost all of these ethnic groups have struggled against the Burmese government for self-determination. |
2/11/1913 | Surendranath Dwivedi, educationist, politician and writer, was born in Khandasahi (Orissa). |
11/19/1994 | Lt. Gen. Shankar Roy Choudhury appointed Army Chief following the death of Gen. B.C. Joshi. |
12/1/1963 | Nagaland becomes the 16th state of Indian union. |
10/30/1999 | G.V.G. Krishnamurthy, former Election Commissioner, seeks enhanced security in the wake of threats to his life. |
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