|
|
Historical Event on 6/19/1997
Indian flag cargo ship, M. V. Arcadia Pride, sinks in inclement weather, seven nautical miles off Colaba, Mumbai, leaving four sailors dead and 20 missing. In the rescue and search operation by the Indian Navy, nine persons were rescued.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/16/1974 | Dr. Sarvapalli Radhanakrishnan, former President of India, Philosophist and litterateur, passed away. |
| 11/1/1991 | J.N. Dixit appointed the next Foreign Secretary. |
| 7/13/1947 | An Indian Independence Bill was moved in the British Parliament on 4th July 1947 which became an 'Act' on 13th July 1947. Two Boundary Commissions under Sir Cyril Radcliff were appointed to demarcate the boundaries of Punjab and Bengal. |
| 7/9/1746 | French sailor's fleet reached at the bank of Pondichery in India. |
| 1/17/1933 | Aga Khan, religious leader (Muslims), was born. |
| 10/4/1857 | Shyamji Krishna Varma, freedom fighter, nationalist and patriot, was born at Mandvi village, Gujarat. |
| 10/24/1966 | Yugoslavia, UAR call on the US at New Delhi to stop bombing of North Vietnam. |
| 5/20/1677 | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj won the fort of Jingi. |
| 1/15/1965 | Food Corporation of India inaugurated in Madras. |
| 8/7/1986 | Lok Sabha passes Constitution 53rd Amendment bill conferring statehood on Mizoram. |
|
![]()
|
|
|
