Columbus Indian Community - OHIndian.com
| | | | | | | | | | | |
 


 

Historical Event on 02/02/1314

Saint Narhari Sonar, a poet-saint of the Varkari smanaj and goldsmith (sonar) from Maharashtra had taken Samadhi. His transition from a staunch Shaiva to a Vithoba-worshipping Varkari, after a miracle that makes him realize that Vithoba and Shiva are one and the same.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/9/1991India holds the last decennial census of the century.
12/10/1985A. M. Prasad was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 30-04-1987.
11/5/1892John Burdon Sanderson Haldane, biologist, was born at Oxford.
7/4/2000Volvo's Environmental Prize went to Prof. Amulya K. N. Reddy of India and three others for their work on ''How the world's energy resources can be made to suffice as the population grows''.
10/12/1997India Seniors lift Challenger Trophy cricket title.
1/8/1908Mary Nadia Wadia (Fearless Nadia), great actress, was born.
8/1/1993Dr. K. N. Raju, a Nilakantan protegee, assumes office as NAL's fourth Director.
7/12/200067 persons died in a landslide triggered by torrential rains in Ghatkopar, a Mumbai suburb.
7/14/1963Swami Shivanand Saraswati, religious leader, passed away.
10/18/1995President's Rule imposed in UP and the State Assembly put in suspended animation.