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Historical Event on 4/21/1990
18 more ministers added in the National Front Ministry.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
2/18/1931 | Swraj Paul, Indian and British industrialist and multi-millionaire (Caparo), was born. |
1/1/1989 | India and Pakistan sign three agreements. |
9/18/1967 | English was adopted the official language of Nagaland . |
4/24/1995 | K. Karunakaran elected to Rajya Sabha. |
8/5/1978 | Five died and 70 were injured as upper-caste Hindus clashed with untouchables in Maharashtra. |
5/10/1977 | Jahangir Khan, famous musician, passed away. |
5/20/1915 | Gandhiji founded Satyagraha Ashram (later known as Sabarmati Ashram after the name of the river) at Ahmedabad. |
1/28/1911 | The famous Hope diamond, once worn by Marie Antoinette, was bought tonight for over $300,000 by Ned McLean, son of John McLean. Mrs. McLean wore it as a head ornament, guarded by a former Secret Service man who in turn was guarded by two private detectives. Walnut-sized and exquisitely blue in color, the 44.5-carat stone stems from India. Its owners included Louis XIV, Louis XVI, and a London banker named Hope. A sinister history of ill luck, madness, and violent death clings to the unique gem. |
5/4/1995 | The fourth ASLV-D4 blasts off from Sriharikota, successfully placing the SROSS-C2 satellite in orbit. |
9/29/1755 | Robert Lord Clive founded the British empire in India |
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