Vancouver, Surrey Indian Community - BCIndian.com
| | | | | | | | | | | |
 


 

Historical Event on 8/7/1906

First Tricoloured National Flag consisting of Green, Yellow and Red, with eight Lotuses on the top, second strip carrying ""Vande Matara"" in Devnagri and the third strip having Sun and Cresent Moon, was hoisted at Green Park in Calcutta by Surendranath Banerjee.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/6/1952Dr. Rajendra Prasad re-elected the President of India ""Rashtrapati"" after the first Presidential election held under the Indian constitution.
8/13/1928Nationalists issue a draft constitution calling for dominion status and a two-chamber parliament.
2/9/1946Demonstrations were held against the trial of the INA men. The ratings and a few units of the Royal Indian Navy rise in open Mutiny in Mumbai harbours.
5/7/1834East India Company annexed Coorg. King Raja Veer Rajendra, who was a cruel ruler, after formally declaring a war had captured Durg State.
2/20/2000Supreme Court stays the Karnataka High Court's order quashing charges framed against the former Chief Minister, Mr. S. Bangarappa, and directs the trial court to proceed in the corruption case.
8/3/1900Nana Patil, great revolutionary, was born.
2/7/1999Indian leg-spinner Anil Kumble became the second only bowler in Test history after J.C. Laker (England) to take all ten wickets in an innings against Pakistan in the second Test in Delhi.
1/25/1914Gandhi reaches agreement with South African Union govt. on treatment of Indian nationals at South Africa.
6/30/1979R. D. Singh became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation. He was there in this office till 24 Jan. 1980.
3/22/1932Indian Muslims break with Great Britain.