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Historical Event on 1/26/1993
Sub Lt. Rubi Singh of the Navy becomes the first woman in India to lead an armed force contingent in the Republic Day parade at New Delhi; British PM John Major attends as the first ever British head of Government as Chief Guest.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
5/1/1908 | Praful Chaki committed suicide after he threw a bomb on Judge Kingsford of Mujaffarpur, killing two inocent women. |
4/14/1905 | Earthquake at Kangra region in Himachal. |
9/18/1958 | Dr. Bhagwan Das, great philosopher, freedom fighter, Hindi writer, politician and litterateur, passed away. |
2/10/1931 | Capital of India shifted from Old Delhi to New Delhi, formal inauguration of New Delhi City took place. |
11/16/1995 | Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS), India's first elevated suburban railway, becomes operational in Madras. |
11/18/1997 | Puttaveeramma of Ishwatha Ashrama Vidyaranyapuram, Vishveshwara Nagar, Mysore, conferred with the 'Rajiv Gandhi Manav Seva Award 1997' for lifelong exemplary service to poor destitute women, in particular deaf and dumb girl children. |
2/24/1880 | Satyanarayan, great poet of Kannada language, was born. |
12/3/1991 | Satinder Kumar Lamba appointed India's Ambassador to Pakistan. |
3/21/1994 | Pakistan blocks access to Indian consulate in Karachi. |
10/12/1991 | Sonia Gandhi declineed to contest from Amethi. |
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