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Historical Event on 3/10/1995
ONGC's oil rig that blew out ( January 8 ) at Pasalapudi site near Amalapuram (Andhra Pradesh) put out after 62 days.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
7/2/1757 | Nawab Siraj-ud-Daula was captured and assassinated. He was stabbed with a knife by Muhammad Beg at the instance of Miran, son of Mir Zafar. |
8/14/1987 | Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan (1890-1988), Frontier Gandhi. He is the first non-Indian to receive this honour. |
4/20/1960 | Pannalal Ghosh, famous flute player, passed away. |
9/29/1988 | 1988 Nobel Peace Prize for U.N. Peace-Keeping Forces. |
12/23/1926 | Swami Shradhanand, great revolutionary freedom fighter, social worker and politician, was assassinated by a revolver shot that was fired by a young Muslim Abdul Rashid. |
6/15/1659 | Aurangzeb was declared as the Emperor of India at Red Fort Delhi. |
5/18/1872 | Bertrand Russell, great philosopher, mathematician, author and Chairmain of the Indian League, was born. |
6/9/1980 | M. G. Ramachandran's second AIADMK ministry takes office. |
5/28/1989 | Kerala diocese of Marathakavalli was the first Christian priest in India. |
5/29/1933 | Gandhi ends his 21-day fast, his second for the cause of the 'untouchables'. |
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