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Historical Event on 1/8/1995
ONGC's oil rig blow out at Pasalapudi site in Andhra Pradesh.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
12/16/1921 | Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation started tunnel construction under Hoogly river. |
3/15/1998 | Mr. Vajpayee is appointed Prime Minister. The number of MPs supporting the formation of a government by the BJP stands at 264 in a house of 539, just short of the working majority of 270. However, the President sees the figure as crossing the half-way mark as the Telugu Desam decides to remain neutral. Earlier, the Congress(I) conveys to the President its decision not to stake claim to form a government. |
8/21/1990 | Prasar Bharati Bill moved in the Lok Sabha . |
11/20/1917 | Ram Gopal, great Indies /English classical dancer (Blue Peter, Purple Plain), was born. |
2/21/1672 | A French squadron under De la Haye encountered a fleet of the Dutch, who were in hostility with the French, near Cape Comorin. |
10/2/1993 | Prime Minister's employment project started in urban areas. |
9/19/2000 | Gopi Chand of India falls to Henderawan of Indonesia in the quarter-finals of the badminton event at the Sydney Olympics. |
1/5/1957 | Adintrim Sales Tax Act was introduced and the Central Sales Tax Act of 1956 came into force. |
3/25/1996 | 31st Gyanpith award presented to M.T. Vasudevan Nair at Trivandrum by Dr. Karan Singh. |
12/26/1921 | Nurul. S. Hasan, educationist and statesman, was born at Lucknow (U.P). |
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