|
|
Historical Event on 6/29/1857
Battle at Chinhat (Indies rebel under Barkat Ahmed beat British).
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/7/1999 | A. B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, appeals to the United States to name Pakistan as a terrorist state. |
| 2/18/1665 | The Portuguese handover Mumbai island to England. |
| 1/25/1856 | Battle of Seattle; skirmish between settlers & Indians. |
| 5/22/1992 | India launches its 'Agni' rocket. |
| 9/1/1887 | Karmveer Bhaurao Paygaunda Patil, educationist, social reformer and founder of 'Rayat Educational Institute', was born. |
| 8/13/1988 | Gajanan Jagirdar, great actor and director in Indian film industry, died. |
| 3/1/1930 | Coimbatarao Doraikannu Gopinath, cricketer (batted in 8 Tests for India in the 1950's), was born in Madras. |
| 11/18/1960 | Raghunath Chaudhary, famous natural poet of Assam, passed away. |
| 1/18/1948 | Gandhi breaks 121-hour fast in New Delhi, after halting of Muslim-Hindu riots in Calcutta. He breaks the fast on security pledges from communal leaders who ""Peace Pledge"" to Gandhiji. |
| 6/18/1997 | E.K. Nayanar, Kerala Chief Minister, meets Pope John Paul II in Vatican. |
|
![]()
|
|
|
