|
|
Historical Event on 12/21/1998
The Viswabharati University in Calcutta presents the 'Deshikottama' award to Nobel laureate Prof. Amartya Sen.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/19/2000 | A massive blaze guts Mehboob Studio, one of the oldest in Mumbai city. |
| 7/1/1929 | Ramchandra Ganpatrao Shinde, educationist, was born at Burhanpur, (M.P.). |
| 5/12/1995 | India refused to sign NPT in its present discriminatory form. |
| 8/1/1958 | Ramon Magsaysay Award for community leadership given to Acharya Bhave. |
| 12/31/1988 | Treaty signed between India and Pakistan for not to target nuclear sites of each other. |
| 8/15/1947 | The Indian independence divided not only the country but its armed forces as well. These units came down and their equipment was transferred to the newly created Royal Pakistan Air Force. Thus, the principal components of the Royal Indian Air Force, during the partition, were nos. 3, 4, 7, 8 and 10 Squadrons with Tempest US, No. 2 Squadron with Spitfires and No. 12 Squadron with C-47s and No. 1 Air Observation Flight (AOF). The establishment of this AOF with AOP Auster 4s, 5s and 6s, coincided with independence. No. 6 Squadron, which had been in process of converting from Spitfires to C-47s at Drigh Road, had been stood down and its transports transferred to Pakistan. |
| 4/23/1929 | Ranjit Film Co. was founded by Chandulal Shah and Gohar at Bombay. |
| 2/16/1962 | General Election ( 3rd) of India begins. |
| 7/17/1930 | Lord Irwin,British Viceroy, allows Indian moderates to visit Gandhi in prison. |
| 6/2/1955 | A British party scales the third highest peak Mt. Kanchenjunga, highest unclimbed peak. |
|
![]()
|
|
|
