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


 

Historical Event on 3/31/1913

Foundation stone of 'Gateway of India' was laid by Sir George Sydneham Clerk.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/25/193150 killed in riots in India; Gandhi assaulted.
1/26/1930Mahatma Gandhi started the Dandi march to protest against the Salt Act of the British and the same day Indians swore to get 'Total' Swaraj and organised the day as Swaraj Day.
6/8/1948Malabar Princess', Air India's first international flight, takes off from Bombay to London via Cairo and Geneva. This was weekly air service was started between India to United Kingdom.
8/28/1973India and Pakistan signed P.O.W Accord paving way for release of 90,000 Pakistanis.
8/26/1852Bombay Association was established.
5/12/1666Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj meet Aurangzeb and was arrested.
6/24/1885Tara Singh, freedom fighter and leader of Akali Dal Master, was born in the village Haryal, District Rawalpindi.
2/27/1993Samir Ranjan Barman, Tripura CM, resigns.
8/4/1928Udham Singh, Indian field hockey player (Olympic-gold-1952, 56, 64), was born.
10/10/1910Dr. Dwarkanath Kotnis, famous doctor who worked in China, was born at Solapur, Maharashtra.