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Historical Event on 7/10/1949
Sunil Manohar Gavaskar, great Indian cricket player (opener, 10,122 Test runs), was born in Bombay. He has received Arjun Award (1975) and Padma Bhushan (1980).
Other Historical Dates and Events |
12/26/1999 | Shankar Dayal Sharma (81), former President of India, died in New Delhi. |
4/17/1998 | BJP Prof. Chaman Lal Gupta retains his Lok Sabha seat in the Udhampur-Doda-Kathna constituency defeating National Conference's Rajinder Kumar Chib by over 50,000 votes. |
4/16/1934 | Ram Damodar Naik was born in Sangli (Maharashtra). |
3/1/1919 | Mahatma Gandhi announced his desire to start 'Satyagraha' against proposed Rowlatt Act meant to curb civil and political liberties. |
1/28/1902 | Gandhiji left for Rangoon visit. Stays for a month with Gokhale at Calcutta. Returns to Rajkot and settles down to practise. |
7/1/1975 | Indira Gandhi, then Prime Minister of India, declared a 20-point economic programme. |
12/1/1921 | Des Raj Kalia, great librarian, was born at Fazilka, Punjab. |
12/1/1921 | Khidr Khan Syed, Governor of Lahore, replaced Daulat Khan Lodi on Delhi's throne. |
6/2/1993 | Kurla-Kochi Express rams into goods train near Jolarpet in which 22 were killed and 100 injured. |
12/12/1991 | Violence in Karnataka over the centre's notification on Cauvery. |
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