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Historical Event on 6/1/1786
Madras General Post Office started functioning.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
5/13/1648 | Redfort construction was completed |
12/10/1870 | Jadhunath Sarkar, history researcher, was born. |
12/17/1996 | Virendrakumar Jain, famous writer, died in Mumbai. |
11/3/1966 | Hurricane strikes Bengal, killing 1,000. |
8/17/1944 | Indian Viceroy Viscount Wavell rejects Gandhi's request to discuss war support in return for Indian independence. |
10/27/1998 | L. P. Singh, ICS, former Governor of five north eastern states, died in New Delhi. He was 86. |
6/4/1912 | Alungal Mathai Thomas, social reformer, politician and diplomat, was born at Kurikad, Kerala. |
7/13/1905 | Gandhiji opposes Bengal Partition, supports boycott of British goods. During Gokhale Lajpat Rai's deputation to Britain, he appeals to Colonial statesmen to treat India ""an integral part of the Empire"" with consideration. Sanjeevan, weekly from Calcutta, also raised the motto to boycott British Goods. |
4/29/1960 | Pandit Balkrishna Sarma ''Navin'', famous Hindi poet of modern era, passed away. |
11/26/1949 | Constitution of India was adopted |
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