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Historical Event on 7/31/1992
Sitar maestro Pt. Ravishankar wins the Magsaysay Award.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
7/31/1992 | Sher Shah defeated Humayun for the second time at Hardoi in U.P. in the battle of Kanauj. |
2/23/1908 | Maharaj Kumar Raghubir Sinh, famous Hindi writer and historian, was born. |
1/18/1995 | Kumble takes 16-99 in a match for Karnataka vs Kerala. |
2/16/1745 | Thorle Madhavrao, fourth Peshwa in Maratha kingdom, was born. |
9/7/1965 | U.S. suspends military aid to India and Pakistan. |
8/2/1942 | Gandhi says that the Japanese might be welcomed in India should they invade due to current Indian discontent. |
10/6/1893 | Meghnad N. Saha, astrophysicist, was born. In 1920, he developed the 'Thermal Ionization Equation', which has remained fundamental in all works on stellar atmospheres. This equation has been widely applied to the interpretation of stellar spectra, which are characteristic of the chemical composition of the light source. |
9/19/1936 | Pandit Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande, expert in north Indian classical music, died. He was also a lawyer, professor and social reformer. |
7/5/1997 | Janata Dal splits. Laloo Prasad Yadav forms Rashtriya Janata Dal and Sharad Yadav was elected as the Janta Dal president. |
5/8/1954 | Indian Government decided to integrate Chandranagar in West Bengal which was under the rule of the French. |
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