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Historical Event on 10/23/1992
UPSC decides to introduce a new essay paper for the civil services examination.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
8/14/1862 | Bombay High Court was established for Maharashtra, Goa, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu territory. This court has benches at Nagpur, Panaji and Aurangabad. |
5/11/1930 | Ganesh Narayan R, great Industrialist, was born. |
4/24/1929 | First non-stop flight from England to India takes-off. |
5/27/1994 | Tarktirth Laxmanshastri Joshi, internationally famous omnicient, passed away. |
7/22/1702 | The ""English Company of Merchants"" and the old East India Company was named the United Company of Merchants of England Trading to the East Indies"". In1833, this name finally changed to East India Company. |
12/12/1901 | Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore founded the first dance school called as ""Kala Bhawan"" and established the ""Barahamacharya Ashram"", the core of Vishwa Bharati University of Shantiniketan, near Bolpur. It was formally opened on December. |
7/27/1982 | Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi first visited the US in almost 11 years. |
8/13/1638 | Durgadas Rathore, social reformer, was born at Salwa. |
8/17/1986 | In the Jehovah's Witnesses' case, the Supreme Court rules that ""singing National Anthem is not obligatory"". |
5/7/1990 | Foundation stones are laid in Ayodhya for a new temple at the birthplace of Lord Rama as Hindu nationalism rises. Government disallows the Shilanyas. |
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