|
|
Historical Event on 9/19/2000
Gopi Chand of India falls to Henderawan of Indonesia in the quarter-finals of the badminton event at the Sydney Olympics.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/11/1986 | The Naval Dockyard Bombay celebrates its 250th Anniversary. |
| 5/23/1996 | Joint Opposition candidate Purno A. Sangma (Cong. MP from Meghalaya) unanimously elected Speaker of 11th Lok Sabha. |
| 12/29/1959 | Durgapur Iron Plant inaugurated. |
| 10/12/1976 | Kumarnath Bagchi, famous Indian chemist, died. |
| 5/28/1883 | Vinayak Damodar Savarkar ""Veer Savarkar"", great freedom fighter, social reformer, politician and writer, was born at Bhagur village near Nasik. |
| 1/27/1901 | Tarkatirtha Laxmanshastri Joshi, the great thinker, master of Sanskrit and editor of Marathi Vishwakosh, was born. |
| 1/19/1985 | Dr. P. C. Alexander, principal secretary to the PM, quits following the arrest of three aides in an espionage case. |
| 6/4/1958 | The three-men Indian Mountaineering group successfully climbed the high Peak in the Garhwal Hills Range. |
| 3/16/1986 | Internationally wanted criminal Charles Sobharaj and 6 other prisoners escape from Tihar Jail. |
| 2/15/1924 | Mahinder Singh, social worker, was born at Amritsar. |
|
![]()
|
|
|
