New England Indian Community - NewEnglandIndians.com
| | | | | | | | | | | |
 


 

Historical Event on 8/13/1995

Kashmiri separatists behead a kidnapped Norwegian tourist and threatened to kill other hostages unless India freed 15 militants at Srinagar.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/4/1928Udham Singh, Indian field hockey player (Olympic-gold-1952, 56, 64), was born.
2/18/1983Violence between Hindu Tamils and Buddhist Singhalese in Sri Lanka marks beginning of Tamil rebellion by Tiger freedom fighters demanding an independent nation called Eelam. Prolonged civil war results.
5/16/1926Manik Varma, famous singer, was born.
4/14/1988Ashok Kumar, actor, recieved the Dada Saheb Phalke Award.
1/22/1945The Indian 7th Division captures Tilin at Burma.
12/28/1984Eighth General Election of India ends. Indian National Congress party wins with thumping majority.
6/11/1997Jaspal Rana and J. Abhijit in the men's section and Nisha Millet in the women's section adjudged best sports persons of the National Games.
3/21/1997Seven Kashmiri Pandits gunned down by militants in Sangrampura.
7/4/1989Capt. W. A. Sangma appointed Governor of Mizoram and A. A. Rahim Governor of Meghalaya.
7/4/1989Jalal'ud-din Firuz Khalji establishes the Khalji dynasty at Delhi.