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Historical Event on 9/11/1987
Mahadevi Verma, Gyanpith award winner and one of the greatest luminaries of modern Hindi literature, passed away.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
1/18/1925 | Gajanan Johari, famous Marathi writer, was born. |
1/18/1925 | Vasco De Gama departed with his fleet from Lisbon Harbour for a trip to India . |
3/16/1945 | Ganesh Damodar Savarkar, who was a revolutionary and brother of Swatantriya Veer Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, passed away. |
5/8/1959 | Dalai Lama will not be allowed to campaign for Tibetan independence in India. India wants to maintain friendly relations with Communist China. |
9/1/1942 | Rasbihari Bose established the Indian National Army. |
9/30/1992 | Laurie Baker wins Rs. 25 lakh UN World Habitat award. |
2/13/1922 | The Indian National Congress suspends its civil disobedience campaign in the face of mounting violence. |
2/19/1670 | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, the great Maratha, was born. |
11/21/1973 | Seth Govinddas, M.P. of Jabalpur, was honoured in the Central Hall of Parliament for completion of 50 years in Parliament, which was an unprecedented record. |
7/28/1914 | Japanese boat 'Kamagata Maru' was compelled to deport to India from Vancouver, Canada. The ship was boarded with active freedom fighters who were against the British Government. |
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