|
|
Historical Event on 10/21/1296
Alauddin Khalji conquered the throne of Delhi. In July declared himself as the Sultan.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/12/1762 | Peshwa surrendered in Battle of Alegaon. |
| 8/12/1979 | Heavy rains resulted in bursting of a dam thus causing floods in Moorvi and Lilapur in Gujarat, killing over 1,335 people. |
| 8/4/1935 | Government of India got the Royal Assent Act 1935. |
| 3/16/1939 | Subroto Mukherjee became the first Indian Officer to command a squadron when he took over No.1. |
| 6/27/1894 | Chhaganbapa (Chhaganlal Karamshi Parekh), great social worker, was born. |
| 12/30/1929 | The first inland Indian air mail left New Delhi this morning for Jodhpur, Hyderabad, and Karachi to connect at Karachi with the air service to London. |
| 5/3/1913 | Dhundiraj Govind Phalke, more generally known as Dada Saheb Phalke, was responsible for the production of India's first fully indigenous silent four-reel feature film 'Raja Harishchandra' which heralded the birth of the Indian film industry. The film had titles in Hindi and English and was released on May 3, 1913 at the Coronation Cinematograph in Bombay. |
| 10/6/1997 | International Commodity Exchange Division of the India Pepper and Spice Trade Association in Kochi opened. |
| 8/27/1859 | Dorabji Jamshetji Tata, great industrialist, was born. |
| 8/1/1996 | T. S. R. Subramaniam was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-03-1998. |
|
![]()
|
|
|
