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Historical Event on 4/23/1991
Major parties agree to have polls in Punjab.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
9/11/1948 | Indian Government troops enter in the Hyderabad State. |
3/21/1976 | The Indian people have delivered a stinging rebuke to the woman who had ruled them without the benefit of a constitution for the past 19 months by dumping her from office in a landslide election. After 11 years of rule, Indira Gandhi has resigned, and in an uncharacteristically humble statement said she ""accepted the verdict unreservedly"" and promised ""constructive cooperation"" with the new government. The heads of the victorious parties immediately dropped the year-and-a-half-old state of emergency, freed political prisoners, and began negotiations over who would head the new government. |
5/1/1886 | May Day was first observed in Chicago, USA. Work, Social activities, Rest, for 8 Hours. |
5/31/1977 | Major Premchand and Naik Nima Dorji Sherpa, in the team on Indian Army Treckers, reached the peak of Kanchenjunga. They were amongst the first Indians to reach this peak. |
10/27/1997 | UP ministry expanded by inducting 70 new members thus taking the total number of a record 93 members. |
6/19/1979 | Morarji Desai resigns after split in Janata Party. |
5/16/1994 | Phani Mujumdar, veteran film producer and director, passed away. |
9/7/1947 | Gandhiji leaves Calcutta for Delhi; commences daily visits to riot-affected areas. |
12/8/1920 | A. Adivi Reddy, social reformer and educationist, was born at Chandragiri, AP. |
3/29/1963 | Siyaramsharan Gupt, great autor of Hindi language, died. |
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