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


 

Historical Event on 6/22/1948

Emperor of India title was deleted from His Majesty the King of United Kingdom's titles.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/10/1952World's first official Family Planning programme launched in India.
3/31/1992Delhi beat Tamil Nadu in 1st innings to win cricket Ranji Trophy.
3/21/1916Ustad Bismilla Khan, clarionett Master, was born at Dumraon in Bihar.
6/26/1906M.P. Sivagnanam, famous Tamil writer and social worker, was born at Madras.
3/11/1993Gen. K.V. Krishna Rao returns to Jammu & Kashmir as Governor.
5/29/1977Dr. Suniti Kumar Chatterji, president of Sahitya Academy, National Professor and eminent linguist, passed away.
6/1/1972Space Commission and Department of Space was set up. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) brought under Department of Space (DOS).
8/15/1942Mahadev Haribhai Desai, an activist and Mahatma Gandhi's personal secretary, died of heart failure at Aga Khan's Palace.
1/25/1992Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhai Tata (1904-1993).
1/2/1967University established at Berhampur in Orrisa State.