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Historical Event on 1/24/1950
Dr. Rajendra Prasad became the first President of India.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
9/1/1668 | Mumbai was handed over to East India Company by King of England. |
2/1/1990 | Governors named for 14 states. |
8/29/1997 | B.M. Sumavathi creats national record in heptathlon in the Federation Cup athletics. |
12/17/1996 | Virendrakumar Jain, famous writer, died in Mumbai. |
11/13/1992 | Dr. Pundalik Dattatrya Gaitonde, Goa freedom fighter, passed away. |
7/16/1856 | Ishwar Chand Vidyasagar, on the request of Governor Lord Canning, instituted a law announcing the right of Hindu widows for re-marriage. |
4/3/1946 | Sagarmal Gopa, devoted patriot, freedom fighter and political worker, was burnt alive. |
5/21/1998 | India declares a moratorium on nuclear testing. |
4/18/1859 | Tatya Tope (his original name was Ramchandra Raghunath Tope) a leader of Sepoy Mutiny, was captured in April, courtmarshalled and hanged at Sivpuri for 1857 Indian Mutiny. |
2/10/1921 | Mahatma Gandhi inaugurated Kashi Vidya Peeth. |
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