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Historical Event on 8/1/1920
Bal Gangadhar Tilak, British-Indian Hindu leader, died at Bombay.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
5/1/2000 | Bidyut Ganguly (64), veteran CPI(M) leader and West Bengal Commerce and Industry Minister, died of severe burns in Calcutta. |
7/22/1987 | A.G. Kripal Singh, 14 Tests for India and one century on debut, passed away. |
12/28/1892 | Dr. Shivajirao Ganesh (Daji Patwardhan), famous social worker and Padmashri awardee, was born. |
2/25/1886 | Narmadashankar Lalshankar Dave 'Narmad', social reformer and famous Gujrati litterateur, passed away. |
5/16/1932 | Hundreds die in fighting between Muslims and Hindus at Bombay. |
4/16/1903 | Kalka-Simla Railway line section was opened for public conveyance. |
11/24/1926 | Aurobindo Ghose, former I.C.S. and revolutionary, attained full enlightenment I.e 'Purna Siddhi'. |
2/24/1961 | Government of Madras province was renamed as Tamil Nadu. |
3/17/1798 | Rani Shiromani anounced to attack the British Army. |
9/26/1985 | P.T. Usha sets record for 100m (Women) in 11.39 seconds at Jakarta. |
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