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


 

Historical Event on 7/9/1755

E Braddock, British General, was mortally wounded during French & Indian War.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/9/1858Bahadurshah Jafar II, the last Mughal Emperor, was deported to Rangoon under the offence for rising of first Indian Mutiny in 1857.
6/14/1958Dr. C.V. Raman receives the Lenin Peace Prize in Kremlin.
1/8/1925Mohan Rakesh, veteran Hindi playright, was born. His noted books are ""Aadhe Adhure"" and ""Aashaad Ka Ek Din"".
5/8/1901British commission claims famine has taken 1.25 million lives since 1899; blames over population.
6/18/1658Aurangzeb managed to capture the Agra Fort and later arrested his father Emperor Shahjahan.
4/10/1919Miss Mercia Sherwood, an English teacher, was assaulted by a mob in Amritsar. Brig. General. R.E.H. Dyer had given instructions to beat her.
10/17/1979Mother Teresa, social worker, awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
3/12/1954Indian National Academy of Letters ""Sahitya Academy"" inaugurated by Dr. Radhakrishnan.
5/14/1972Fighting between Indian and Pakistani forces along the Kashmir border reported.
5/14/1972Jalal'ud-din Firuz Khalji establishes the Khalji dynasty at Delhi.