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Historical Event on 10/11/1902
Loknayak Jayprakash Harsudayal Narayan, veteran socialist leader, was born at Sitabdiara village (border of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar) in Bihar. He was awarded Bharat Ratna on Dec. 23, 1998 and played a key role in formation of Janta Party which defeated Indian National Congress for the first time.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
2/12/1949 | Gundappa Ranganath Viswanath, cricketer (prolific Indian batsman of 70s), was born in Bhadravati, Mysore. He received Padmashree (1971) and Arjun Award (1978). |
5/21/1990 | Moelvi Muhammad Farouk, great Indian spiritual leader, was murdered. |
1/3/1987 | Dr. Harekrishna Mehtab, former Chief Minister of Orrisa and Governer of Mumbai State, died. |
12/29/1844 | W.C. Bonerjee, first President of the Indian National Congress, was born in Kidderpore, Calcutta. |
8/25/1960 | Olympics opened at Rome. |
4/1/1992 | ESI ceiling of Rs. 3000 comes into effect. |
2/12/1995 | The 3-phase-budget session begins with the address of President Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma in the joint sitting of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. |
7/13/1660 | Baji Prabhu Deshpande, one of the warriors in Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's kingdom, died. |
9/28/1991 | Shankar Guha Niyogi, an active trade union leader of Madhya Pradesh, was shot dead by unknown assailants. |
4/12/1871 | Gangadhar Balkrishna Deshpande, editor in modern era and dictionary creator, was born. |
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