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Historical Event on 9/27/1989
Hemanta Kumar Mukherjee, noted playback singer and music director, died.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
4/27/1606 | Jahangir arrested Khusroo. |
2/8/1912 | Girishchandra Ghosh, famous Bengali actor and dramatist, passed away. |
11/21/1994 | Dr. Malcom Adiseshiah, 84, noted economist and educationist, died. |
5/11/1998 | Three momentous events took place on the day that did the nation proud. Firstly, three underground nuclear tests at Pokhran Range in Rajasthan, which included a hydrogen bomb, were tested; secondly, the successful test firing of the 'Trishul Missile' and thirdly, the maiden Certification test flight of 'Hansa-3', the first-all Composite indigenous two seater aircraft. |
6/20/1873 | Young Men Christian Association of India was established in Calcutta. |
5/16/1986 | V. Shantaram, 75, was chosen for the Dada Saheb Phalke award. |
6/30/1917 | Dr. Dadabhai Naoroji, great Indian, patriot and one of the founders of the Indian National Congress, politician and merchant, died at the age of 92. |
4/4/1984 | Squadron Leader Rakesh Sharma was the first Indian Astronaut to go in space from Baikanaur aboard Soviet Space Craft 'Soyuz 11' and revolved around the earth. |
12/17/1996 | Virendrakumar Jain, famous writer, died in Mumbai. |
6/3/1947 | British Government issued the partition plan, which was worked out by Lord Louis Mountbatten in New Delhi and was accepted by both Muslim League and Congress. The salient features of the partition were, 1) Provices of Bengal and Punjab to be divided., 2) The Indians will form the constitution of India and it will only be applicable in the areas where people accept it., 3) The province of Baluchistan shall adopt proper ways to decide its future., 4) 562 Princely States shall be free to decide their own future., 5) Referendum shall be held in N.W.F.P. and Assam., 6) The Governor General of both countries shall be the executive head of their respective countries., 7) Military assets shall be divided between the two countries and 8) Red Cliff Mission was setup, to demarcate the boundaries of the two countries. India would become free on 15th August 1947. |
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