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Historical Event on 8/2/1919
Bharat Bhushan Agrawal, famous poet and winner of Sahitya Academy Award, was born.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
1/29/1976 | Parliamenentary Committee on official language constituted. The Committee has since then submitted six parts of its report and Presidential orders have been issued on first five parts of it. The sixth part is in print. |
10/14/1985 | Assam Ganparishad established. |
3/5/1905 | Shushila Didi, great freedom fighter, was born at Datton Chuhad village, Punjab. She is remembered for her association in the revolutionary activities of Bhagat Singh. |
7/29/1891 | Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, great Indian educationist, social reformer, litterateur and Hindi writer, passed away in Calcutta. |
4/4/1947 | San Francisco's Henry Grady chosen the first U.S. ambassador to India. |
9/25/1914 | Devilal, former deputy Prime Minister of India and leader of farmers, was born. |
9/25/1914 | Shrichakradhar Swami, founder of 'Mahanubhav Panth', passed away. |
6/28/1993 | A multi-millionaire industrialist, main financier of smuggler Veerappan,and 6 Veerappan-men arrested. |
8/5/1975 | The RSS, Anand Marg, Jamat-i-Islami, and 23 other organisations were banned. Parliament approved Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act (COFEPOSA). Maintenance of Internal Security Act (MISA) approved by the Parliament. |
5/12/1998 | Bill Clinton, US President, asks India to sign the CTBT. |
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