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Historical Event on 9/11/1967
China and India exchange artillery fire on Sikkim-Tibet border.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
3/29/1989 | Central Institute of Fisheries Education gets the distinction of becoming the first Fisheries University in India. |
7/6/1986 | Babu Jagjivan Ram, valiant freedom fighter, passed away. He held many prominent ministerial portfolios such as Communication Minister (1952-56), Railway Minister (1956-62), Food and Agriculture Minister (1967-70), Defence Minister (1970-74). After 1977, he became the Deputy Prime Minister (Defence) in Janta regime. Thereafter, he established Congress (J). His uninterrupted representation in the Parliament from 1936 to 1986 is a world record.(5-4-91). |
7/18/1987 | Arun Singh, union minister of state for defence, resigns from the cabinet. |
4/23/1926 | Madhavrao Sapre, great political leader, passed away. |
5/28/1966 | B. S. Chawla was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 21-02-1973. |
8/8/1948 | Dr. Yellapragada Subbarow, saintly scientist and nobel prize winner, passed away at Pearl River, New York. |
10/2/1929 | Mahatma Gandhi made the Navjivan publication a charitable trust |
9/1/1989 | Yasser Arafat chosen for the 1988 Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding. |
8/6/1962 | Peking agrees to talks with India to settle border disputes. |
2/2/1862 | Pandit Shambhunath was the first Indian to become Judge of Indian High Court. |
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