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Historical Event on 10/6/1997
Abhijit Kunte wins Asian Junior Chess title.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
1/7/1956 | Vinoo Mankad scores 231 vs New Zealand, 413 opening stand with Roy. |
12/8/1970 | Army Ordnance Corps was awarded the 'Colours' by the Vice President of India, Shri G S Pathak, at AOC Centre, Secunderabad. The Ordnance colour is a scarlet silken flag with the Ordnance crest in the center and surrounding it is a wreath of Ashoka Leaves and Lotus flowers. |
12/3/1971 | During the ensuing melee, three of the Sabres were shot down while all Gnats returning to base were unscathed. The first blood of a new Indo-Pakistan air war had been drawn. Other encounters were to follow over the next 10 days within both Indian and Pakistani airspace, before a full-scale war began. |
11/16/1988 | India gives full recognition to the state of Palestine. |
9/24/1829 | Anandram Dhekial Fukan, father of modern Assamia poetry and essay writer, was born. |
10/28/1888 | Gandhiji reaches London. Lives on vegatarian diet. Takes lessons in dancing and music for a short time, thinking they are necessary parts of a gentleman's equipment. |
5/10/1905 | Pankaj Malik, music director, was born. |
10/5/1989 | Meerasahib Fatima Beevi, former High Court judge from Kerala, was named the first woman judge of the Supreme Court. |
9/12/1994 | UN Secretary General Ghali visits New Delhi. |
1/24/1950 | Dr. Rajendra Prasad was elected to become the first President of India and 'Jana Gana Mana....' was accepted as the National Anthem of the country. |
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