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Historical Event on 7/1/1941
C. Y. Chintamani died.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
12/25/1969 | India all out for 163 at Madras vs Australia, Ashley Mallett takes 5-91. |
9/2/1976 | Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar, famous marathi story writer, novelist and Gyanpeeth Awardee, passed away. |
9/5/1846 | Sir Charles Metkaf, Governor General of East India Company, died. |
8/20/1997 | Premananda, self-styled godman, sentenced by Pudukottai district and sessions court to life imprisonment for two terms and a fine of Rs. 66.4 lakhs for rape of 13 inmates of his ashram and murder of a male inmate. |
3/23/1757 | Lord Clive conquered Chandranagar after defeating the French troops. |
12/25/1994 | Giani Zail Singh, former President of India, died in Chandigarh at the age of 78. |
3/28/1917 | Umesh Chandra Panigrahi, great author and journalist, was born at Raruan, Orissa. |
10/31/1984 | Indira Gandhi, India's four-time prime minister, was gunned down by two members of her personal security guard as she walked from her home to her office in New Delhi. She died after four hours of emergency surgery. The only daughter of former Prime Minister Nehru was 66. Both of her attackers were identified as members of the Sikh religion. One was shot dead. The other was captured. Sikh extremists had threatened to kill Ms. Gandhi since she ordered the raid on their shrine in Amritsar. She had told an interviewer that she was not intimidated by the threats. 'I am not afraid,' she said. 'I am frequently attacked.' |
7/25/1977 | B. D. Jathi retired from the post of second acting President. |
5/9/1996 | LDF wins 80 sets and UDF 59 in Kerala elections . |
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