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Historical Event on 3/11/1997
Sadhana Mukherjee, a sex-worker from Calcutta, represents India at the first international conference on prostitution beginning in Los Angeles.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
4/23/1926 | Madhavrao Sapre, great political leader, passed away. |
8/1/1899 | Kamala Nehru, wife of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, great revolutionary freedom fighter and social worker, was born. |
10/21/1995 | Suresh Mehta, Finance Minister in the outgoing Keshubhai Patel ministry, sworn in as the second BJP CM of Gujarat in Gandhinagar, ending the month-long political turmoil. |
7/19/1952 | India all out 82 in 2nd innings after making 52 runs earlier in the day. |
1/31/1969 | Saint Meherbaba passed away. |
2/13/1601 | John Lancaster leads 1st East India Company voyage from London. |
1/11/1966 | Lal Bahadur Shastri, Indian Prime Minister (1964-66), passed away at Tashkent, U.S.S.R. at 1:32, age 61. He was awarded the Bharat Ratna posthumously. |
7/18/1953 | Riots against increase in streetcar fares continue with demonstrators taking control of parts of Calcutta. |
8/17/1848 | Romesh Chunder Dutt, great political leader, writer and social worker, was born. |
10/15/1932 | First Indian commercial airliner service 'Tata Sons Ltd' started. (Tata Airlines) |
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