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Historical Event on 1/2/1987
Dr. Harekrushna Mahtab, great industrialist, leader and former Chief Minister of Orissa, died.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
1/5/2000 | Tamil Nadu regains Subbiah Pillai Trophy one day cricket tournament. |
10/26/1932 | Indian Muslim leader demands that Gandhi be released from prison. The Viceroy responded that this was only possible if Gandhi disassociated himself from the civil disobedience campaign. |
6/23/1895 | Kali Charan Ghosh, great Hindi writer, was born at Calcutta. |
3/17/1910 | Smt. Anutai Wagh, great social worker, passed away. |
11/8/1999 | The Government announces waiver of telephone bills up to Rs. 1000 in the rural areas of cyclone-hit Orissa. |
7/11/1957 | Aga Sultan Sir Muhammad (1877-1957), Aga Khan III, spritual leader of Ismaeli Muhammedans, passed away. He worked for Britian in the WW I & II. Aga Khan was extremly rich, he once had himself weighed against a sack of diamonds belonging to him. He was also one among those who formed the Muslim League. |
10/31/1990 | Hindus flee Muslim prorsecution in Kashmir Valley. |
1/29/1896 | Swami Paranabananda Brahamachari, founder of `Bharat Sevashram Sangha', was born in Bajitpur village of Faridpur district. He took 'sanyas' in 1924. |
6/29/1909 | Pandit Motilal, social reformer and freedom fighter, was born. |
2/22/1873 | Sir Muhammad Ekbal, writer of song 'Sare Jahanse Achha', was born. |
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