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Historical Event on 12/4/1999
Uman J. Shah is sworn in West Bengal Governor.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
11/24/1988 | Mizoram became the first Lok Sabha member. |
5/20/1750 | Tipu Sultan, tiger of Mysore, was born. He was the son of Hyder Ali and born at Devanhalli village near Bangalore. Hyder Ali named his son after a great Sufi saint namely Tipu Mastan Aulia. Tipu Sultan was a great revolutionary freedom fighter, social reformer, musician and architect. |
12/1/1764 | Battle of Anvadi. |
11/19/1999 | Indira Gandhi Peace prize is presented to a social worker of Bangladesh Muhammed Yunus. |
4/7/1818 | British Government imposed 'State Prisoners Regulation III -1818' for detention and deportion of political prisoners and revolutionaries without any trial. This black act was in force till 1947 when India got independence. |
2/28/1919 | Gandhiji signs Satyagraha Pledge to secure withdrawal of Rowlatt Bills. |
7/31/1912 | Allan Octavian, great social reformer, patriot, lawyer, journalist and politician, passed away at the age of 84. |
2/27/1987 | UN Secretary General Javier Perez de Cuellar recieved the Jawaharlal Nehru award for International Understanding. |
12/14/1812 | Lord Charles Caning, Governor General and Viceroy of India (1856-1862), was born. |
8/29/1993 | Tamil refugees leave Madras for Sri Lanka apparently on their own free will. |
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