Virginia Indian Community - VirginiaIndian.net
| | | | | | | | | | | |
 


 

Historical Event on 11/19/1991

Two national commissions on women set up.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/23/1900Kalicharan Patnaik, famous Orria dramatist, poet and journalist, was born.
3/26/1992Rs. 245 crore relief in customs, excise duties announced.
1/3/1996Karnataka agrees to release 6 tmc ft. of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu, bowing to PM's order.
5/30/1987Goa becomes the 25th state of India.
4/14/1916Commandur Rajagopalachari Rangachari, cricketer (India 1947-48), was born at Mamandur, Tamil Nadu.
7/3/1898Gopinath Bhagwan was born at Banamohalla, Srinagar. He is one of the most eminent saints who have graced the sacred land of India. An Ashram at Kharyar, Srinagar is set up by his disciples and devotees to preach his meditation.
1/19/1905Maharshi Devendranath Tagore, Bengali writer and thinker, passed away.
7/2/1757Nawab Siraj-ud-Daula was captured and assassinated. He was stabbed with a knife by Muhammad Beg at the instance of Miran, son of Mir Zafar.
12/23/1995400 people, mostly children and their parents, die in a fire that broke out during the Annual Day celebrations of DAV Public School. The fire was suspected to be caused due to electric short-circuit in Mandi Dabwali, Haryana.
1/18/1999Prof. Amartya Sen, Nobel Laureate, is selected for Bharat Ratna.