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Historical Event on 1/19/1839
Aden conquered by British East India Company.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
11/27/1999 | BJP suspends former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Kalyan Singh from the primary membership of the Party for defying Mr. Vajpayee. |
8/7/1941 | Rabindranath Devendranath Tagore ""Gurudev"", great Indian poet, voluminous playwright, Noble Laureate, social reformer, freedom fighter, painter and philosopher, passed away at Calcutta at the age on 80 years. He will be always remembered for the national song ""Jana Gana Mana"" and as a founder of Vishwa Bharati, Shantiniketen, etc. |
3/24/1993 | Six of Memon family escape to Karachi. |
7/22/1978 | Indira Gandhi charged with criminal misconduct during 1977 campaign. |
6/10/1966 | MIG aeroplanes were designed at Nashik. |
1/1/1999 | This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year of Elderly"". |
10/22/1680 | Rana Rajsingh, king of Mewad, died. |
8/20/1988 | Earthquake measuring 6.5 on Richter Scale strikes India and Nepal. Thousands killed. |
2/2/1952 | India won first cricket Test Match at Chepauk Stadium, Madras. |
1/23/1997 | 50,000 miners in Orissa lose jobs as 57 mines are closed down. |
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