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Historical Event on 1/21/1997
Delhi was the first city to use propane gas when 50 autorickshaws were started on trial basis.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
4/24/1858 | Kunwar Singh, revolutionary of Indian mutiny and freedom fighter, passed away. He fought his last battle near Jagdishpur, Bihar on April 23, 1858 and defeated the Britishers but was deeply wounded. He also organised the national rebels. |
9/24/1873 | Mahatma Jyotirao Phule established the 'Satyashodhak Samaj'. |
4/20/1960 | Pannalal Ghosh, famous flute player, passed away. |
4/9/1984 | Captain H.J. Singh of Indian Army crossed the Banihal Darsh with the help of Hand Glider and set a new record. |
2/25/1993 | BJP rally in New Delhi foiled. |
2/2/1970 | Bertrand Rusell, great philosopher, mathematician, author and chairmain of the Indian League, died at Merioneth, North Wales at the age of 98. |
9/7/1995 | Mohammed Yousef Jameel, BBC stringer and special correspondent of The Asian Age, died in a parcel bomb explosion in Srinagar. |
1/18/1959 | Miss Meera Behn, follower of Gandhi, left India for good. |
4/28/1974 | Gaganvihari Lallubhai Mehta, famous economist, politician and journalist, passed away. |
4/1/1995 | Open General Licence (OGL) list expanded from 43 to 75 as import of consumer goods liberalised. |
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