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Historical Event on 11/29/1991
Industrial and bank strike called by the left-oriented trade unions to oppose the new industrial and economic policies.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
8/29/1998 | Sachin Tendulkar receives the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award and Joginder Singh Saini receives the Dronacharya award, while several other leading sporstmen receive Arjuna award from President K.R. Narayanan in Delhi. |
2/13/1984 | Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister, inaugurated the first manufacturing work of Indian Submarines at Mazgaon Dock, Bombay. |
2/12/1794 | Alijabahadar Mahadaji Shinde passed away. |
8/15/1947 | The Defence department becomes the Ministry of Defence under a Cabinet Minister. Each service was placed under its own Commander-in-Chief. Under the Constitution, the supreme command of the Armed Forces was vested with the President. |
9/11/1906 | Gandhiji addressed a mass meeting of Indians at Johannesburg, where they took oath of passive resistance against the newly promulgated 'Transvaal Asiatic Law Amendment Ordinance'. |
1/16/1941 | Ashok Vajpai, veteran critic and Hindi poet, was born. |
6/3/1993 | K N Venkatasubramanian,IOC Chairman, suspended for leaking information about oil purchase plans to international dealers. |
6/20/1873 | Young Men Christian Association of India was established in Calcutta. |
10/16/1994 | CIA connection to CN Annadurai alleged in book on Seshan, Jayalalitha obtains stay. |
1/1/1981 | This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year for the Disabled"". |
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