Houston Indian Community - HoustonIndian.net
| | | | | | | | | | | |
 


 

Historical Event on 12/12/1971

All the facilities and pocket money provided to the former kings were cancelled by the Indian Parliament.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/20/1993Kondapally Seetaramaiah, founder of the Peoples War Group of Naxalities in Andhra Pradesh, arrested.
10/9/1874Nicholas Roerich, great professor, master, artist, scientist, educator, writer, designer, poet, explorer and humanitarian, was born in St. Petersburg, Russia. He led artistic and scientific expedition in Himalayas and settled in Kulu valley.
5/1/1983V. N. Swamy, pace bowler without distinction in one Test for India, passed away.
7/7/1998India wins Singer-Akai Nidahas Trophy defeating Sri Lanka by six runs in the final at Colombo. New Zealand was the third team in the fray.
2/17/1918S. V. Kumaraswamy, cricket Test Umpire for 1 test from 1961-62, was born at Tamil Nadu.
3/21/1994Pakistan blocks access to Indian consulate in Karachi.
4/23/2000Mumbai regains Ranji Trophy.
8/1/200027 'yatris' (travelers) die after militants attack a ''langar'' in a Pahalgam health resort en route to the Amarnath cave shrine.
8/1/2000Pieter de Carpentier, flemish Governor General of Dutch East-Indies, was born.
8/13/1953Durgabai Deshmukh became the founder Chairperson of Central Social Welfare Board, which involved several voluntary organisations and workers carrying out programs like education, training and rehabilitation of needy women etc.