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Historical Event on 1/11/1991
Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Morarji Ranchhodji Desai (1896-1995).
Other Historical Dates and Events |
5/17/1992 | Import of 106 life-saving drugs and 37 equipments allowed. |
12/23/1972 | Chandrasekhar takes 8-79 India v England at Delhi. |
1/6/1987 | Jaidev, famous music director, passed away. |
1/23/1997 | Statue of Subhash Bose unveiled inside Parliament House. |
2/20/1987 | Lok Dal splits over leadership issue. |
4/4/1898 | Hiralal Sen and his brother Motilal Sen purchased a Bioscope Cinematographic Machine from London. The first show of imported films was arranged by them at Classic Theatre on April 4, after which they formed 'The Royal Bioscope Co.,' controlled by H. L. Sen & Bros., 85/2, Maszid Badi Street, Calcutta. The Bioscope Company started touring the provinces of Bengal, Orissa and Bihar. |
4/7/1986 | Charles Sobhraj and his associate David Hall were nabbed at Mapusa in Goa. |
4/7/1986 | Muiz ud din Qaiqabad, was the tenth sultan of the Mamluk dynasty (Slave dynasty), was killed in his bed. He was proved to be an inefficient ruler. |
3/29/1869 | Sir Edwin Lutyens, Builder of Rashtrapati Bhavan and England's most outstanding architect of his time, was born. |
4/7/1818 | British Government imposed 'State Prisoners Regulation III -1818' for detention and deportion of political prisoners and revolutionaries without any trial. This black act was in force till 1947 when India got independence. |
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