San Francisco Bay Area Indian Community - SFIndian.com
| | | | | | | | | | | |
 


 

Historical Event on 10/24/1851

First official telegraph line was opened between Calcutta and Daimond Harbour spanning 33.8 km.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/16/1620Amarsingh I, Rajput's guhilot lineage king of Mewad, died.
5/21/1935Quetta earthquake takes a heavy toll of life.
10/23/1997Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka set deadline upto 31st October for sandalwood smuggler Veerappan to surrender.
10/23/1997Guru Ramdas, Sikh Guru, established Amritsar city.
1/5/1998Laloo Yadav, RJD president, and BSP chief Kanshi Ram launch a seven-party ""Jan Morcha"".
2/14/1996President dedicates 55,000-seated Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium at Kochi to the nation.
11/8/2000India wins the men's team title in the World Carrom championship in New Delhi.
11/5/1961Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru arrived in New York. This was the first ocassion when an Indian Prime Minister went to United States.
6/21/1906Vyomeshchandra Banerjee, first president of All India Congress, passed away.
1/27/1926Arunkumar Vaidya, former General of Indian Army, was born.