|
|
Historical Event on 8/17/1911
Y.R. Lokurkar, senior journalist, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/17/1994 | Wali Mohammad Itto, former Speaker of J&K Assembly shot dead by militants. |
| 4/14/1990 | Over 90 persons killed in an Airbus crash in Bangalore. |
| 6/15/1659 | Aurangzeb declared as the Emperor at Delhi. |
| 2/11/1998 | The Punjab police unearth a plot to kill Prime Minister I. K. Gujral, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, and Congress(I) leader Sonia Gandhi by a pro-Khalistan militant group. |
| 12/6/2000 | Bishop Vinod Peter, National Christian Council of India president and church of North India moderator, and Rajasthan CNI Bishop Gerald Andrews die in a car accident near Jodhpur in Rajasthan. |
| 10/5/1957 | Nehru becomes the first recipient of the key of Hiroshima Peace City. |
| 3/21/1937 | Muhammad Jaffer, great Indian Hockey player, was born. |
| 4/8/1835 | Raja Ram Mohan Roy reached England. |
| 8/11/1993 | Brahmaprakash Chaudhary, first Chief Minister of Delhi and former central minister, died. |
| 2/17/1991 | Krishnabai Mote, famous author and social worker, passed away. |
|
![]()
|
|
|
