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


 

Historical Event on 2/17/1994

Gopikrishna, internationaly famed 'Kathtak' exponent, died at the age of 61 years.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/24/1918Durgaprasad Dhar, former Vice President of Planning Commission, was born.
11/15/1937Jayshankar Prasad, famous Hindi writer, died. His works include the epic (mahakavya) ""Kamayanee"" and plays ""Chandra Gupt"" and ""Ska
6/30/1823Sir Dinshaw Manokji Petit, famous industrialist, was born.
4/18/1930Surya Sen alias Masterda attacked on Armoury of Chittagong with 62 men of the Indian Republican Army.
6/25/1880Syed Muhammad Zamin Ali, great educationist, poet, editor, professor, writer and founder-member of the Hindustani Academy, was born at Mustafabad village in the Rae Bareli district of U.P.
4/18/2000The Board of Control for Cricket in India adopts a six-point code of conduct for the players.
10/20/19916.1-7.1 earthquake in uttar Kashi and three northern districts of UP in the Himalayan foothills kills more than 1,600 people.
12/16/1951Salarjung Museum opened in Hyderabad.
6/24/1961Indian Manufactured Supersonic fighter HF24 flew took to air for the first time.
3/25/1990Lakshadweep Council elections.