|
|
Historical Event on 12/29/1927
Hakim Ajmal Khan, freedom fighter, litterateur and a true patriot, died.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/19/1979 | Morarji Desai resigns after split in Janata Party. |
| 2/18/1993 | Phoolan Devi, the legendary Bandit Queen, was released after 11 years in jail. A heroine to many low-caste Indians, she was born into the Mallah caste of fishermen, close to the bottom of India's rigid social scale, and became a bandit after she was gang-raped. She led her rural band in robbing and killing upper-caste Thakurs in revenge for the murder of her lover and acquired a Robin Hood image. The Rebel of the Ravines siad, ""I shall work for the upliftment of the women and downtrodden"". |
| 1/17/1888 | Babu Gulab Rai, famous Hindi essy writer, critic and historian, was born. |
| 5/20/1965 | Under the leadership of Commander M. S. Kohli, Indian Trackers concurred Mount Everest. Captain A. S. Chima and Sherpa Nawang Gombu were the first to reach the summit. |
| 12/22/1975 | Vasant Krishna Desai, famous music director, died. |
| 1/24/1994 | India sends six proposals to Pakistan to resolve bilateral problems. |
| 6/25/1999 | PSCB emerged men's and women's champions in the inter-institutional table tennis in Gandhidham. |
| 1/14/1984 | Gujarati Daily 'Samkalin' of Indian Express Group published. |
| 9/17/1956 | Oil and Natural Gas Commission (ONGC ) established. |
| 4/1/1998 | Prabhat Kumar, a 1963 batch IAS officer, was appointed as the new Cabinet Secretary of India. He succeeded T.S.R. Subramaniam and held the office till 31-10-2000. |
|
![]()
|
|
|
