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Historical Event on 1/25/1880
Brahmo Samaj of modernisation and fraternity amongst religions Nababidhan Keshab Chandra Sen introduced.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
1/15/1918 | K.C.D. Brahaspati, great poet, playwright and orientalist, was born at Rampur, UP. |
2/21/1993 | Naxals free Andhra Pradesh Congress (I) MLA P.Balaraju and a govt. official after 22 days in captivity. |
4/27/1906 | China, as suzerain of Tibet, has agreed to the terms of a treaty proposed by Britain. According to the treaty, foreign powers may not send representatives to Tibet, receive transportation or mining concessions, or occupy, buy or lease any territory in Tibet without British permission. The British want to prevent the Russians from establishing a protectorate over Tibet, which lies on India's northern border. Lord Curzon, Viceroy of India, failed in attempts to communicate with Tibet's ruler, the Dalai Lama. A British military expedition fought its way to the capital at Lhasa and concluded the agreement. |
4/8/1923 | Plague in India killed 1,000 in past week. |
2/10/1803 | Jagannath Sunkerseth, great social worker, education lover and one of the sculptors of modern Mumbai, was born. |
7/20/1829 | Jankibai passed away in jail. |
5/22/1997 | At least 40 persons are killed and over 300 injured in an earthquake which hit Jabalpur city. |
9/12/1993 | Former Chief Minister of Gujarat Hitendra Desai died. |
6/25/1994 | Bombay's former underworld don Haji Masthan Mirza passed away. |
5/13/1791 | Lord Cornwallis retreated back to Madras after the battle of Arikera. |
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