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Historical Event on 1/26/1957
Ashok Omprakash Malhotra, cricketer (Indian batsman in 7 Tests 1982-84), was born in Amritsar.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
5/4/1998 | India is placed on the US Special 309 watch list. |
1/18/2000 | S. S. Dawra is appointed new Director of the Enforcement Directorate. |
5/19/1975 | Farm truck packed with wedding party run over by a train, killing 66 in truck, at 40 miles south of Pune. |
9/30/1961 | Chandrakant Sitaram Pandit, occasional Indian cricket wicket-keeper (late 80's), was born in Bombay. |
4/21/1995 | Medium range 'Akash', surface-to-air-missile, flight trial successful. |
2/9/1931 | A set of six stamps were issued during the inauguration of New Delhi. |
6/23/1984 | An Air-India jumbo jet plunged into the Atlantic Ocean near Ireland today, killing all 329 people on board. Indian officials said the crash apparently was caused by a bomb placed aboard the jetliner by a Sikh extremist group as retaliation for an army raid. |
7/10/1972 | Herd of stampeding elephants kills 24 people in Chandka Forest, India. |
6/10/1955 | Prakash Padukone, internationally famous Badminton player, was born. |
12/12/1999 | Ram Prakash Gupta, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, said Ram temple issue is still on BJP's agenda. |
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