Austin Indian Community - AustinIndian.com
| | | | | | | | | | | |
 


 

Historical Event on 6/1/1959

National Aeronautical Research Laboratory (NARL) set up under CSIR with temporary offices in New Delhi. Dr. P. Nilakantan is appointed NARL's first Director.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/5/1657Murad proclaimed himself Emperor of India.
5/11/1970A bill for setting up of ""North Eastern Council"" passed.
3/16/1997The first batch of three Russian-made Sukhoi-30 combat aircraft reaches India.
3/12/1991Lok Sabha Speaker Rabi Ray admits to an Opposition-sponsored motion for removal of the Supreme Court Judge V. Ramaswamy for alleged misappropriation of public funds, and sets up a three-Judge committee to investigate.
9/13/1906Surendra Kumar Dey, social reformer and politician, was born at Sylhet (Bangladesh).
7/23/1856Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak was born on July 23rd, 1856
8/23/1942Gorabai Katiya, freedom fighter, was shot by police while participating in a procession for freedom movement in Narsihapur.
8/7/1990Union Cabinet approves setting up of Indian Broadcasting (Programme) Service.
8/22/1877Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy, great painter, philosopher, linguist, critic, art researcher in the East, was born at Colombo in Sri Lanka.
11/10/1968Tukdoji Maharaj, modern social reformer, saint and poet, died in his ashram at Mozri in district Amravati.