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Historical Event on 11/13/1962
Yezdani Gulam, great researcher, archeologist and art critic, died
Other Historical Dates and Events |
11/24/1969 | Guru Nanak University established at Amritsar, Punjab. |
6/22/1910 | Mohommed Hussain `Azad', great Urdu poet, eassy writer and critic, died. |
5/17/1916 | Gurusiddappa Sivappa, great industrialist, was born at Bangalore. |
5/17/1916 | King Birbal, renowned wit and one amongst the 'Navratna' of Emperor Akbar's Court, died in a war with Usuf Jard Kabile. |
9/5/1888 | Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888-1975), panentheist, great renaissance philosopher, eminent writer, free India's first vice-president and second president, was born at Tiruttani near Madras. |
10/9/1992 | Sukha and Jinda, assassins of former army chief Gen. A. S. Vaidya, hanged in Pune jail. |
11/20/1997 | Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat arrives in New Delhi. India and Palestinian national authority take stock of stalled West Asia peace process. Two sides sign first umbrella Memorandum of Understanding. |
7/24/1997 | Mahasweta Devi, Bengali litterateur, is recipient of this year's Ramon Magsaysay Award for journalism, literature and creative communication arts for her writings on indigenous communities. |
1/24/1952 | The first International Film Festival of India held in Bombay, this event had a great impact on Indian Cinema. |
7/25/1955 | Indian Government declared in Lok Sabha that Portuguese's were asked to close their offices in New Delhi. |
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