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


 

Historical Event on 2/14/2000

Mr. B. Rachaiah (78), former Governor of Himachal Pradesh, Kerala and Goa, died in a hospital in Bangalore.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/4/1914Indira Sant, famous Marathi poet, was born.
11/12/2000Huge voter turnout for Congress Presidential poll. Seven top BSF and IAF officials die after their MI8 helicopter crashes near Lakhpat in the Rann of Kutch in Gujarat.
9/14/1949Hindi declared the national language by the Constituent Assembly after a three-day debate.
5/1/1927Dr. Namwar Singh was born.
4/13/1984Kerala Government drops Silent Valley Project and declares the entire area a national park.
5/18/1955Hindu Marriage Act is amended.
6/26/1983Five hundred killed or missing as monsoon floods hit the Indian state of Gujarat.
2/27/1996Suresh Kalmadi, Minister of State for Railways, presents vote-on-account railway budget; 1995-96 Economic Survey shows 6.3\% growth in GDP; 20\% interim relief for newspaper employees announced by govt.
6/9/1900Birsa Munda, freedom fighter and leader, died in Ranchi Jail.
1/1/1932Publication of Marathi Newspaper 'Sakal' started.