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Historical Event on 2/2/1930
Vasudev Govind Apte, editor and dictrionay creator, passed away.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
11/23/1991 | Bhaskaracharya Research Institute established at Dhule. |
6/17/1950 | Syed Wazir Ali, cricketer (7 Tests for India), passed away. |
5/11/1919 | Troops under General Barrett inflicted a sharp reverse today on the invading Afghans at Bagh Springs. The whole of the frontier area was up in arms with tribesmen threatening Landi Khotal and martial law being proclaimed in Peshawar. It was expected however that General Barrett, well equipped with guns and airplanes, would soon control the situation. Reports had been reaching London for some time about the possibility of an Afghan incursion following the murder of the pro-British Emir Habibullah. His third son, Amanullah Khan, who took over the throne, was known to be hostile toward the government of India. |
1/7/1900 | Raghukul Tilak, educationist and social worker, was born at Meerut, UP. |
7/30/1987 | India says it will revive the 'Agni' IRBM programe. |
8/23/1947 | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was sworn is as the Deputy Prime Minister of India. |
1/14/1927 | M. Aram, famous Hindi writer and educationist, was born in Kulasekharapatnam at Madras. |
10/18/1980 | The first Himalayan Car Rally of 5,377.9 km was started from Brabourne Stadium, Bombay with 74 starters. |
1/21/1943 | Hemu Kalani, revolutionary freedom fighter and social reformer, was hanged by British police. |
12/23/1990 | All India BMAC and VHP hand over theĀ historicalĀ and archaeological documents to support their claim to Home Ministry officials. |
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