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Historical Event on 7/16/1969
Morarji Desai resigns from cabinet.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
1/8/1973 | Nanasaheb Parulekar, father of 'Sakal' newspaper, died. |
7/20/1991 | Shanmugam, suspect in Rajiv murder case, found dead. |
7/31/1993 | Air Chief Marshal Nirmal Chandra Suri PVSM, AVSM, VM, ADC. retired as the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. |
3/12/1992 | A devastating wave of car-bomb explosions killed an estimated 300 people and injured hundreds more today in the large western Indian port city of Bombay. The first blast ripped through the city's stock exchange building, and minutes later a dozen slightly less powerful explosions rocked the bustling city center.The bomb attacks appeared to have been part of a carefully planned operation.The devices were clearly meant to cause maximum loss of life and damage to property. |
10/30/1977 | Demonstrators and police clash in Madras as Indira Gandhi tours the country. |
9/27/1833 | Raja Rammohan Roy, great social reformer, lawyer and politician passed away at Stapleton Grove in England. |
7/1/1997 | The Sankaracharyas of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam were given a warm reception at the Golden Temple, Amritsar. |
3/18/1974 | Buddhadev Basu, modern Bengali poet, story writer, playwright and critic, passed away. |
5/12/1955 | The PM laid the foundation stone for the National Museum. |
3/5/1948 | C. Rajagopalachari appointed the first Indian Governor General to succeed Lord Mountbatten on 21 June. |
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