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


 

Historical Event on 7/30/1886

Dr. S.Muthulakshmi Reddi, first women M.A.L.A.S, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/27/1994Supreme Court strikes down section 309 of the Indian Penal Code(which makes suicide a punishable offence)- violative of Article 21.
4/21/1998Ashok Kumar, Special Secretary, Union Home Ministry, who headed a Central team to Tamil Nadu to assess the law and order situation, was transferred to the Planning Commission.
5/25/1965Independent India had further clashes with Pakistan in 1965 and 1971, one over the intractable Kashmir dispute and the other over Bangladesh. A border war was also fought with China in 1962 in the North-Eastern region, which resulted in the loss of Aksai Chin in Ladakh and smaller areas in the North-east. India continues to dispute sovereignty over these areas.
3/5/1993The government de-reserves the mining industry throwing it open to private sector as well as to foreign investment.
6/16/1920Hemant Chaudhary, famous singer and music director, was born.
9/24/1914Janardan Swami was born.
1/12/1946De-monetisation of currency notes of the value of Rs. 500 and above.
1/21/1943Hemu Kalani, revolutionary freedom fighter and social reformer, was hanged by British police.
10/25/1997180mw Lower Periyar Hydroelectric Project in Kerala commissioned after 13 long years.
8/30/1983Indian National Satellite (INSAT-1B) launched. This was also a multi-purpose communication and meteorology satellite, which served for more than its design life of seven years. It was launched by a US Space Shuttle.