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Historical Event on 11/22/1773
Robert Clive, English occupier (India), passed away at the age of 48.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
3/9/1993 | 14 bus passengers burnt to death in Andhra . |
5/27/1962 | Ravishankar Jayadritha Shastri, cricketer (Indian SLA all-rounder 1981-92), was born in Bombay. |
8/27/1997 | Daljeet Singh and Debi Bose set national records in the Federation Cup athletics at Chennai in javelin throw and hurdles respectively. |
8/15/1947 | Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru becomes the first Indian Prime Minister of free India. |
11/7/1867 | Madam Marie Sklodowska, great scientist, professor and Nobel Prize awardee, was born in Poland. |
6/19/1991 | Sudhakar Rao Naik (Cong-I) sworn in as the Maharashtra CM. |
10/30/1991 | Bansilal Ladda, veteran freedom fighter and law expert, passed away. |
6/10/1987 | Jeevan, famous Hindi film actor, died. |
8/15/1947 | On the the stroke of mid-night on 14th August 1947, India became independent and was partitioned. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru became the first prime minister and Dr. Rajendra Prasad became the first president of free India. The mixed economy policy was taken on a five-year plan basis for economic development. On 26th January 1950, India became a democratic and is the biggest democracy of the world today. In 1956, on the basis of languages, India was divided into 14 states and 6 union territories. Today, there are 27 states and 7 union territories. |
9/12/1961 | Nalin Vilochan Sharma, great Hindi critic, died. |
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