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Historical Event on 5/7/1990
Government of India bans strikes in any service in any oil field or refinery under the Essential Services Maintenance Act.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
3/23/2000 | Udham Singh (72), hockey legend, died at his home town in Sansarpur (near Jalandhar). |
7/31/1938 | Khalid Anwer Ansari, social worker, was born. |
4/12/1913 | Gandhiji in Indian Opinion draws attention to new Immigration Bill's failure to fulfil terms of Provisional Settlement of 1911. Kasturba decides to join Passive Resistance struggle. |
9/7/1996 | Ajit Singh quits Congress and heads Tikait's party. |
10/3/1997 | Financial and operational autonomy to be given to 97 profit-making public sector enterprises ('mini-ratnas') other than the navaratnas. |
10/17/1970 | Anil Radhakrishna Kumble, cricketer (great Indian leg spinner since 1990), was born in Bangalore. |
1/31/1941 | Second Lieutenant Premindra Singh Bhagat of the Bombay Sappers showed an act of unparalleled bravery and inspiring leadership when commanding a detachment of 21 Field company of the Bombay Sappers on the road to Gondar, in Abyssinia. Hence, The Victoria Cross (VC) was bestowed upon him and he became the first Indian Commissioned Officer receipeant of The Victoria Cross (VC). |
3/1/1909 | First Indian Iron Company 'Tata Iron and Steel' established. |
6/9/1900 | Birsa Munda, freedom fighter and leader, died in Ranchi Jail. |
1/1/1994 | Hindu Heritage Endowment, first Hindu international trust, was founded by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami. |
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