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Historical Event on 7/10/1992
Dr. Najma Heptulla re-elected Dy. Chairman of Rajya Sabha.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/6/1981 | Indian Ocean bed on their research ship Gavesani of the National Institute succeeded from the depth of 4,300 metres. |
| 2/18/1836 | Swami Ramakrishna Paramahansa(1836-86), was born early morning in Kamarpukur village in Hooghly district, West Bengal. His real name was Gadadhar Chatterji. He was God-intoxicated Bengali Shakta saint, Guru of Swami Vivekananda. He exemplified the bhakti dimension of 'Shakta Universalism'. |
| 12/10/1969 | Norman Borlaug, the Iowa-born crop expert, whose research on new strains of high-yielding rice and wheat has led to a Green Revolution in developing countries, was awarded the Nobel peace prize today. Working at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center of Mexico since 1944, Borlaug, 56, has directed a team of agronomists working on the development of new crop plant strains that have allowed Third World farmers to multiply yields dramatically. His organization has trained farm technicians from 29 countries, including India, Pakistan and Turkey, enabling them to move steadily toward the goal of self-sufficiency in food production. |
| 9/11/1911 | Amarnath Lala, right-hand Indian all-rounder of 30s and 40s, was born at Lahore in Pakistan. He was awarded with Padma Bhushan in 1991. |
| 1/26/1988 | A Post Office was established at Dakshin Gangotri under the Goa Postal Division. (11-7-89). |
| 12/1/1991 | Stone laid for the Sanskrit University at Kaladi, the birthplace of Adi Sankara. |
| 12/5/1999 | The Union Home Ministry ask Intelligence Bureau (IB) to conduct an inquiry against IB officials in ISRO spy case. |
| 10/10/1964 | Olympics opened at Tokyo |
| 11/25/1956 | Lal Bahadur Shastri, Railway Minister, resigns from the office or Railway Minitery, taking moral responsibility for Ayyapan rail disaster thus setting a rare example for politicians. |
| 11/25/1956 | Mian Tansen, a prominent figure of North Indian (Hindustani) classical music and famous singer of Akbar's court, died at Gwalior. Tansen is remembered for his epic Dhrupad compositions, creating several new ragas, as well as for writing two classic books on music Sri Ganesh Stotra and Sangita Sara. |
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