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Historical Event on 2/18/1974
Daniel Moynihan, US ambassador to India, presents $2,046,700,000 cheque.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
4/3/1999 | India's INSAT-2E multipurpose telecommunications satellite is successfully launched from the Kourou space station in French Guyana. |
8/5/1905 | Dr. Rajah Sir Muthiah Chettiar, social reformer, was born. |
4/17/1983 | Rohini (RS-D2), placed in orbit, was used for conducting some remote sensing technology studies using a landmark sensor payload. Launched by the second developmental launch of SLV-3. |
2/24/1986 | Rukmini Devi passed away. |
12/1/1960 | Air Marshal Aspy Merwan Engineer DFC became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 31/07/1964. |
10/9/1996 | 27-member ministry of National Conference headed by its president Dr. Farooq Abdullah sworn-in in J&K. |
12/15/1997 | Magsaysay award winning litterateur Mahasweta Devi, Sitar maestro Annapurna Devi and Rabindra Sangeet exponent Suchitra Mitra honoured with 'Desikottam' by Visva Bharati University. |
2/14/1994 | V. P. Singh elected JD Chief in place of S.R. Bommai who stepped down. |
9/26/1956 | Laxmanrao Kirloskar, great social reformer, industrialist, patriot and founder of the Kirloskar Industries, passed away at the age of 88. |
2/1/1972 | International Airports Authority of India established. |
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