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Historical Event on 8/17/1909
Madanlal Dhingra, famous revolutionary, was hanged at Paintanville Jail for assassinating Wyle and Lal Kaka.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
12/1/1990 | Vijayalaxmi Pandit, first Indian Lady Ambassador and Politician, passed away at the age of 90 years. |
10/24/1955 | Ghulam Ahmad Hasan Muhammad Parkar, cricketer (Indian batsman vs England 1982), was born in Kalusta, Maharashtra. |
2/14/1922 | Bhimsen Joshi, great singer and composer, was born. |
6/6/1922 | Gopalan Morappakam Joysam, cricketer, was born at Maduranthakan, in Tamil Nadu. He received the Padmashree in 1964. |
11/1/1991 | J.N. Dixit appointed the next Foreign Secretary. |
11/3/1961 | Gold Bond scheme was started to boost Indian economy after Indo-China war. |
1/11/1994 | Hyderabad score 6 for 944 against Andhra Pradesh in Ranji Trophy. |
12/27/1901 | Gandhiji moves resolution on South Africa at Congress. |
9/18/2000 | President K. R. Narayanan presents the Dada Saheb Phalke award for the year 1999 to film maker Hrishikesh Mukherjee. |
1/28/1900 | General K.M. Cariappa, first Indian Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army, was born at Sanivara, Santhai (Coorg). |
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