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Historical Event on 3/11/1948
SS Jal Usha, the first ocean-going steamer made in India, was launched from Visakhapatnam.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
10/19/1990 | The Government of India under an ordinance puts forward a three-point formula for Ayodhya issue: (i) to acquire the land (ii) other land may be given for building temple except the disputed one (iii) the issue may referred to Supreme Court for speedy solution. |
9/17/1864 | Anagrik Dharmapal, religious reformer, was born. |
5/16/1911 | Pumping Station of Calcutta was commissioned at Tallah. |
12/25/1994 | Giani Zail Singh, former President of India, died in Chandigarh at the age of 78. |
2/23/1980 | Prakash Padukone becomes the first Indian to win All-England Badminton Championship. |
7/16/1931 | C. T. Studd, 69, died. He was an English missionary, one of the 'Cambridge Seven,' who worked on the mission field in China, India and Central Africa. |
7/14/1999 | Arvind Dave is appointed Governor of Arunachal Pradesh. |
10/1/1978 | In the Child Marriage Act, minimum age for marriage was raised to 21 year for males and 18 years for females. |
6/22/1880 | Nilmoni Phukan, greatest social reformer, prolific writer of Assam, poet, editor, journalist and lawyer, was born at Dibrugarh, Assam. |
5/25/1961 | Woorkeri Venkar Raman, left-hand batsman and slow-spin bowler, was born in Madras. |
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