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Historical Event on 2/6/1954
Kashmir Assembly accepts re-unification with India.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
5/12/1998 | Yeltsin feels let down by the Indian nuclear tests but says that Indo-Russian ties will not be hit. |
1/1/1926 | Mohammad Abdul Hye, educationist, was born at Alitangani, (Nowgong). |
4/5/1908 | Babu Jagjivan Ram, valiant freedom fighter, was born in Chandwa village in Bhojpur, Bihar. He held many prominent ministerial portfolios such as Communications Minister (1952-56), Railway Minister (1956-62), Food and Agriculture Minister (1967-70) and Defence Minister (1970-74). After 1977, he became the Deputy Prime Minister (Defence) in Janta regime. Thereafter, he established Congress (J). His uninterrupted representation in the Parliament from 1936 to 1986 is a world record. This day is commemorated as ""Samta Diwas"". |
12/4/1888 | Romesh Chandra Majumdar, great Bengali historian, was born. |
11/16/1835 | Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi was born in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. She was named Manikarnika and was called 'Manu'. (16 or19). |
6/20/1948 | Lord Mountbatten resigns as the Governor General of Indian Union. |
5/4/1995 | The fourth ASLV-D4 blasts off from Sriharikota, successfully placing the SROSS-C2 satellite in orbit. |
8/15/1950 | Earthquake measuring 8.6 on Richter Scale hits Assam in north eastern India claiming 11,000 lives. |
8/1/1958 | Ramon Magsaysay Award for community leadership given to Acharya Bhave. |
9/9/1942 | Shirish Kumar, martyr, died. |
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