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Historical Event on 10/13/1989
Panchayati Raj and Nagarpalika Bills defeated in Rajya Sabha.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
7/8/1999 | The bodies of 12 soldiers, who martyred in Kargil battle, were brought to New Delhi. So far 321 soldiers were killed and 476 wounded in operation Vijay. |
3/1/1979 | Jairamdas Doulatram, great national leader, freedom fighter and journalist, passed away at Delhi. He played a vital role to recognised Sindhi as one of the national laguages of India. |
10/21/1981 | Kerala under central rule. |
1/1/1950 | Inauguration of National Chemical Laboratory at Mumbai. |
1/7/1885 | Madhav Narayan Joshi, comedy drama writer, was born. |
5/11/1919 | Troops under General Barrett inflicted a sharp reverse today on the invading Afghans at Bagh Springs. The whole of the frontier area was up in arms with tribesmen threatening Landi Khotal and martial law being proclaimed in Peshawar. It was expected however that General Barrett, well equipped with guns and airplanes, would soon control the situation. Reports had been reaching London for some time about the possibility of an Afghan incursion following the murder of the pro-British Emir Habibullah. His third son, Amanullah Khan, who took over the throne, was known to be hostile toward the government of India. |
10/3/1950 | India protests U.N. troops' crossing of 38th parallel in New York. |
12/16/1960 | Ganesh Chintaman Karve, creator of Marathi dictionary and author, passed away. |
10/18/1925 | Narayandatt Tiwar, former Central minister and Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, was born. |
7/20/1982 | Mira Behn (90), disciple of Mahatma Gandhi, passed away. |
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