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Historical Event on 1/4/1906
Prince of Wales laid the foundation stone of Victoria Memorial Hall at Calcutta.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
3/1/1985 | Rajendra Sethia, the biggest personal bankrupt ever, arrested in New Delhi. |
5/3/1764 | Mir Kasim, with the backing of Delhi Emperor, attacked on Patna but this weak Emperor was defeated by Britishers. Britishers became the rulers of Bengal, the richest province of India. |
6/6/1997 | U.S. Congress honours Mother Teresa with a gold medal. |
2/25/1886 | Narmadashankar Lalshankar Dave 'Narmad', social reformer and famous Gujrati litterateur, passed away. |
6/10/1957 | Bhai Vir Singh, great Punjabi poet, novelist, social reformer, musician, humanitarian and Padma Bhushan awardee, died. |
10/26/1930 | Dr. Waldemar Modecal Haffkine, famous scientist, bacteriologist and professor, died in Paris. He had invented the Cholera vaccine in 1893 and a vaccine for Plague in 1897 at the Grant Medical College, Bombay. |
1/29/1948 | Angry refugees ask Gandhiji to retire to the Himalayas. |
10/21/1887 | Dr. Sri Krishna Sinha, great politician, revolutionist leader and chief minister, was born at Khanwa. |
7/6/1992 | R. Janakiraman Committee estimates involvement of Rs. 3543 crore in the security scam. |
11/17/1835 | James Todd, researcher and writer of Rajput history, passed away. |
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