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


 

Historical Event on 3/28/1997

Final phase of repatriation of Chakma and other tribal refugees of the Chittagong Hill Tracts from Tripura begins.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/3/1890Baburao Painter (Baburao Krishnaji Meshri), famous painter, sculptor, film producer and director, was born.
2/11/2001Objective type paper scheduled in 28 cities in India.
3/21/1957India's national calender came into force.
3/22/1977Janata and its allies gain absolute majority in Lok Sabha.
6/7/1979Bhaskara-I, first experimental satellite for Earth resources/meteorology remote sensing and the Second Satellite of India, launched. This satellite carried TV and microwave cameras. It was launched by Russian launch vehicle 'Intercosmos'.
5/20/1972Indira Gandhi laid the foundation stone of 2nd Howrah bridge at Calcutta.
9/2/1996Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand beats Garry Kasparov in Rapid Chess tournament in Geneva.
7/8/1996Mathematical Olympiad was held in Mumbai - the first time in India (from 08-17, 1996).
7/6/1942Urmila Devi Shastri, freedom fighter and editor of ""Janma Bhoomi"", died due to non-medical facility and mal-nutrition in Jail. She has also written ""Karagaar Ke Anubhav"" in 1930. She was arrested for Satyagrah and forcefully closing of Foreign Goods.
3/16/1928C.V. Raman announced his discovery of ''new radiation'' to an assembly of scientists at Bangalore.