Dallas Indian Community - DallasIndian.net
| | | | | | | | | | | |
 


 

Historical Event on 2/15/1924

Shankarrao Bajirao Patil, great leader of Maharashtra, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/13/1962Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888-1975) became the second President of India. He held this office till May 13, 1967.
1/14/1990India and Maldives scrap visas.
12/6/1946Homeguard Organination was established.
4/14/1944Blast in ammunition loaded on 1,318 tonned freighter 'S. S. Fort Stikine' which was anchored in Victoria Dock at Bombay. The explosion killed 1376 people, wrecking 27 ships and destroying 40,000 tons of food.
11/7/1991Salauddin and his wife Neena create a world record by travelling in a Nissan car.
5/8/1996The governing Congress party is routed in Indian elections that have left no party with a clear mandate to govern.
8/18/1900Vijayalakshmi Pandit, first woman President of U.N.O. General Assembly, was born.
10/23/1999A Boeing 707 carrying Venezuela President Hugo Chavez and his entourage lands safely at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai following a suspected tyre burst.
9/8/1993Mandal Commission recommendation of 27\% job reservation for the backward classes brought into effect; 'Creamy' layer excluded.
8/13/1997Supreme Court lays down guidelines and norms for the effective enforcement of the basic human right of gender equality and guarantee against sexual harassment at work places.