New York Indian Community - NewYorkindian.com
| | | | | | | | | | | |
 


 

Historical Event on 1/12/1990

Vimal Kumar and Madhumita Bisht retain National badminton titles.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/7/1996First phase of J & K Assembly elections.
6/22/198219 persons were killed and 25 injured when an Air India Boeing 707 from Singapore via Madras crashed at Bombay.
9/26/1931At Lancashire, Gandhi sees textile workers hurt by Indian boycott but says home spinning must go on.
5/1/1879Swami Vivekanand established Ramkrishna Mission.
12/4/1998Ilayaraja, nusic composer, selected for the Lata Mangeshkar award instituted by the Madhya Pradesh Government.
5/3/1945Hurricane-equipped squadrons played a major role in the Arakan offensive which began in December 1944, disrupting the enemy's lines of communication and constantly harrying the Japanese forces until victory was achieved with the re-occupation of Rangoon.
3/3/1871Congress changes Indian tribes status from independent to dependent.
9/9/1898Explosive Department of India was established at Nagpur. This is presently under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India.
2/23/1997Successful test firing of the 250-km version of the Prithvi missile.
9/3/1767Colonel Smith was defeated in the battle of Changama that took place between the combined forces of Nizam and Hyder Ali and the British army. This was the first war of Mysore. The British concluded a humiliating peace with Hyder Ali of Mysore.