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Historical Event on 11/9/1999
BJP asks Kalyan Singh to step down, chooses Ram Prakash Gupta as his successor.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
9/14/1933 | Gandhi declares one-year moratorium on civil disobedience in India. |
10/1/1953 | The first new state in India since 1949, Andhra Pradesh, is established on purely linguistic basis and formally inaugurated. This state was created by sub-dividing state of India, Madras Province and this movement was started by Shriramulu for which he had to sacrifice his life. |
5/21/1994 | JKLF leader Mohammed Yasim Malik agrees to eschew violence provided the Centre guarantees a dialogue without pre-conditions. |
3/25/1609 | Henry Hudson embarks on an exploration for Dutch East India Co. at Pulicat. |
1/22/1965 | Plutonium Project (Sanyantra) was inaugurated at Trombay, Mumbai. |
4/26/1993 | Indian Airlines' IC 491 crashes at Aurangabad, killing 55 passengers. |
4/26/1993 | Father Francis Xavier, Spanish founder of the Jesuits, 35, and three friends set sail from Lisbon, Portugal for Goa. They became the first Roman Catholic missionaries to travel to India. |
5/5/1903 | Former minister William Petty declares Persian Gulf a part of British dominion in India. |
1/30/1999 | Pandit Ravi Shankar, sitar maestro, is chosen for Bharat Ratna. |
6/9/1997 | Portfolio changes were effected by I K Gujral in Union Cabinet. |
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