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Historical Event on 11/2/1841
Akbar Khan revolts against Shah Shuja in Afghanistan.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
8/23/1986 | B. G. Deshmukh was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 27th March, 1989. |
6/3/1901 | Mahakavi G. Sankara Kurup, Malayalam poet, was born. He was the first winner of the conveted Gyaanpeeth Award in 1965 for his poems "Odakkuzhal" in Malayalam. |
6/28/1787 | Sir Henry G W Smith, leader of British-Indian forces, was born. |
9/21/1994 | Outbreak of pneumonic plague in Surat, Gujarat. |
4/8/1985 | India files suit against Union Carbide in New York for Bhopal gas disaster. |
6/25/2000 | India lifts the Asia Cup sub-junior hockey championship in Kuala Lumpur. |
10/14/1997 | Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip visit Amritsar and spend time at the Jallianwala Bagh and Golden Temple complex. |
11/30/2000 | Jagdev Singh Talwandi, a former Akali Dal leader, was the unanimous choice as the new SGPC president. |
12/1/1921 | Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, great nationalist leader, social reformer and freedom fighter was arrested by the British police for six months and sent to jail. |
4/29/1936 | Zubin Mehta, famous music conductor (NY Philharmonic), was born in Bombay, India. |
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