|
|
Historical Event on 7/21/1906
W.C. Bonerjee, first President of Indian National Congress, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/4/1984 | Squadron Leader Rakesh Sharma was the first Indian Astronaut to go in space from Baikanaur aboard Soviet Space Craft 'Soyuz 11' and revolved around the earth. |
| 2/25/1998 | Tendulkar's first first-class 204* for Mumbai vs Australia. |
| 7/22/1970 | Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya (HPKV), College of Agriculture, Palampur was transferred to Himachal Pradesh University as part of its Agricultural Complex. |
| 3/29/1978 | Jayasinghrao Mansinghrao Ghorpade, cricketer, 8 Tests for India and 229 runs, passed away. |
| 5/8/1996 | The governing Congress party is routed in Indian elections that have left no party with a clear mandate to govern. |
| 1/5/1934 | Dr. Murli Manohar Manmohan Joshi was born in Delhi. |
| 3/9/1993 | AIADMK severs alliance with the Congress in Tamil Nadu. |
| 12/28/1984 | Eighth General Election of India ends. Indian National Congress party wins with thumping majority. |
| 11/29/1988 | Rajiv Gandhi, grandson of Jawaharlal Nehru, resigned as Prime Minister of India, a country which had been ruled by his family for all but five of its 42 years of independence. The end of the dynasty came after elections that were both violent and inconclusive, neither Gandhi's Congress party nor the opposition National Front received a clear majority, although the latter had a few more votes. The only real winner was the fundamentalist Hindu party, Bharatiya Janata, which is now the power broker. If the National Front wants to rule, its leader V.P. Singh needs the religious group's support. |
| 6/16/1997 | K. R. Narayanan, Vice-President, is the joint candidate of Congress(I) and United Front for Presidentship in July 14 election. |
|
![]()
|
|
|
