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Historical Event on 7/10/1992
Dr. Najma Heptulla re-elected Dy. Chairman of Rajya Sabha.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
12/16/1867 | Amy Carmichael, Scotch Irish missionary, was born. She went to India in 1895 under the Zenana Missionary Society, remaining there without furlough until her death 56 years later. An invalid during her last 20 years, she worked to rescue children from the Hindus. |
12/3/1956 | Manik Bandopadhyay, modern Bengali novelist and story writer, passed away. |
4/27/1919 | Ustad Allarakha Khan, great Tabla player, was born. |
1/4/1914 | Indira Sant, famous Marathi poet, was born. |
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. |
4/4/1987 | Agney, famous Hindi litterateur and Gyanpeeth Award winning poet, passed away. |
9/11/1911 | Amarnath Lala, right-hand Indian all-rounder of 30s and 40s, was born at Lahore in Pakistan. He was awarded with Padma Bhushan in 1991. |
11/6/1962 | National Defence Council established. |
12/19/1988 | Umashankar Joshi, Gyanpeeth awardee and Gujrathi poet, died. |
1/30/1948 | Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, the spiritual leader of Indian independence, was shot and killed by a Hindu extremist. The 78-year-old Gandhi was shot at point-blank range as he was walking through a garden to a pergola, where he was to deliver his daily prayer meeting. |
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