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Historical Event on 3/20/1994
Pakistan closes down its consulate in Bombay.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
9/17/1960 | Agreement reached with Pakistan on the distribution of the River Indus and its tributaries. |
2/25/1894 | Meher Baba (1894-1969) of Poona, Indian saint of Persian origin and gifted with psychic powers of prediction, was born. The mystical teachings of this silent sage stressed love, self-inquiry and God consciousness. |
3/18/1974 | Buddhadev Basu, modern Bengali poet, story writer, playwright and critic, passed away. |
1/18/1906 | Nirupam Chandra Ganguli, criminal lawyer and sportsman, was born at Bhagalpur. |
3/13/1938 | Hitler merged Austria in Germany. |
9/4/1862 | Kaminikumar Chanda, social reformer and politician, was born. |
3/18/1919 | Rowlatt Act, intended to perpetuate the extraordinary powers enjoyed by the Government under Lord Chelmsford during the war, provokes countrywide protests. This Rowlatt Act was forced instead of 1915 Indian Security Act which reduced freedom of Indian people. |
11/9/1980 | P. C. Joshi, former General Secretary of Indian Communist Party, passed away. |
1/15/1934 | Nearly 20,000 lives were claimed in a tremendous earthquake measured 8.4 on the Ricther Scale, in Bihar and parts of Nepal. Munger City was completely destroyed. |
5/13/1971 | General Insurance nationalized. |
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