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Historical Event on 10/19/1925
B. Shankaranand, former central minister, was born.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
8/9/1911 | Khorshedji Rustomji Meher-Homji, cricketer (Indian wicket-keeper 1936), was born in Bombay. |
3/21/1957 | India's national calender came into force. |
10/1/1997 | Parliamentarian and All-India Forward Bloc general secretary, Chitta Basu died during his journey by Howrah-bound Danaput Express from Patna. He was 72. |
1/4/1907 | Govind Rai, renowned Gujarati novelist and writer of 'Saraswati Chandra', passed away. |
7/23/1933 | Jatindra Mohan Sengupta, great leader, lawyer, social worker, freedom fighter, nationalist and president of Bengal Swaraj Party, died at Ranchi. He was addresed by the people of Bengal as 'Deshapriya' (Beloved of the Country). |
11/19/1999 | Indira Gandhi Peace prize is presented to a social worker of Bangladesh Muhammed Yunus. |
2/21/1959 | Press Club of India was founded in New Delhi. |
3/29/1995 | Harindra Dave, chief editor of Janmabhumi Group and Gujrati author, passed away. |
9/28/1991 | Shankar Guha Niyogi, an active trade union leader of Madhya Pradesh, was shot dead by unknown assailants. |
8/1/1879 | Achyut Balwant Kolhatkar, famous litterateur and journalist, was born. |
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