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Historical Event on 6/25/1992
BJP bags eleven seats in the biennial elections to the Rajya Sabha, Congress (I) secures seven.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
4/27/1878 | Calcutta University started Women's Education, and allowed women to appear in the Entrance Examination. |
5/20/1991 | General Election (10th) of India begins. |
1/14/1985 | Dr. Nagendra Singh elected World Court Chief. |
7/6/1930 | Balmurlikrishna, famous singer, was born. |
11/19/2000 | Indian girls lifts Asian junior title in the inaugural Asian Hockey Federation cup under-18 championship in Hong Kong. |
9/21/1995 | Rumors that statues of the Hindu god Ganesh were drinking milk spread in New Delhi. |
1/19/1992 | Manvendra Mukherji, famous singer and music director, passed away. |
10/20/1962 | China mounted a massive attacked in N.E.E.F.A. and Ladakh borders. Chinese army pushed Indians back. The real test of IAF airlift capability came when open warfare erupted on the Sino-lndian border, while operating to the tricky helipads in the mountains, including the operation of C-119Gs from airstrips 17,000 ft (5180m) above sea level in the Karakoram Himalayas, and the air-lifting by An-12Bs of two troops of AMX-13 light tanks to Chushul in Ladakh, where the small airstrip was 15,000 ft (4570m) above sea level. |
10/26/1947 | After the tribal column, raping and looting along the way by Pakistani Army continued at Baramulla, 50 kilometres from Srinagar. Maharaja of Jammu & Kashmir Hari Singhji, then, signed the instrument of accession with India and the Indian Armed Forces reacted to the Pakistani Army's infiltration. Great acts of personal gallantry and collective bravery were shown in the Kashmir operations. Major Som Nath Sharma was awarded the PVC, India's highest decoration for valour, and Brigadier Usman, commanding the 50th Parachute Brigade, was awarded the MVC. Both the soldiers were awarded posthumously. |
4/29/1909 | Tukdoji Maharaj, social reformer, modern Saint and poet, was born at Yavli in Amravati district, Maharashtra. |
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