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Historical Event on 10/24/1994
Justice Ahmad Mushabber Ahmadi sworn in as Chief Justice of India.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
9/2/1956 | Collapse of a RR bridge under a train kills 120 (India). |
4/27/1906 | China, as suzerain of Tibet, has agreed to the terms of a treaty proposed by Britain. According to the treaty, foreign powers may not send representatives to Tibet, receive transportation or mining concessions, or occupy, buy or lease any territory in Tibet without British permission. The British want to prevent the Russians from establishing a protectorate over Tibet, which lies on India's northern border. Lord Curzon, Viceroy of India, failed in attempts to communicate with Tibet's ruler, the Dalai Lama. A British military expedition fought its way to the capital at Lhasa and concluded the agreement. |
8/25/1919 | Bindeshwari Prasad Mandal, former Chief Minister of Bihar and President of Mandal Commission, was born. |
8/25/1919 | While returning to his country, Timur Lung looted and destroyed Delhi and parts of North India including Hardwar, the Ganga pilgrimage town, and crossed Sindhu River. |
12/1/1900 | Chidambaranar Thiru Thamizaringar, great author, journalist and homeopath, was born at Sirukadambur, Tamil Nadu. |
11/11/1872 | Abdul Karim Khan, famous singer of ""Kirana Gharana"", was b |
4/29/1848 | Raja Ravi Verma, famous classic, prolific painter and great Indian Artist, was born in Kilimanoor, Kerala. |
4/7/1986 | Charles Sobhraj and his associate David Hall were nabbed at Mapusa in Goa. |
11/6/1993 | First-ever elections to the Delhi Assembly. |
4/13/1947 | Diplomatic relations between India and Russia established. |
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