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Historical Event on 4/4/1858
Rani Laxmibai fled to Gwalior through Kalpi after giving a solid blow to British troops.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
1/5/1994 | Jnanpith Award for Oriya Poet Sitakant Mahapatra. |
1/5/1994 | Mughal conqueror Babur Shah (1483-1530) defeats Ibrahim Lodi II, the Lodi Sultan of Delhi, and captures Delhi and the Koh-i-noor diamond, in the First Battle of Panipat. He founded the Mughal dynasty in India (1526-1761), consolidated by his grandson Akbar. |
3/1/1818 | Singhgad won by the Britishers after the end of Peshwa kingdom. |
9/30/2000 | India's Priyanka Chopra (18) wins the Miss World beauty pageant. |
8/3/1939 | Apoorva Kumar Sengupta, cricketer (1959 Test - India vs WI, without distinction), was born in Lucknow. |
3/29/1992 | The expert committee recomends an autonomous council for the Jharkhand region of Bihar. |
7/7/1997 | Armed Kuki militants shot dead 25 persons and injured five seriously in an attack on Paites village in Manipur. |
12/14/1955 | Henry Heras, famous artist and an active member of the Indian Historical Records Commission, died in Bombay. |
3/13/1971 | Fifth General Election of India ends. |
1/20/1972 | Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura become states of Indian union. Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram become Union Territories. Assam's North East Frontier Agency (Nepha) was renamed as Arunachal Pradesh territory. |
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