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Historical Event on 8/7/1887
Kasturi Shriniwas Iyengar, politician and journalist, was born.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
2/5/1968 | Narottam Nagar, veteran hindi writer, passed away. |
2/1/1988 | The first Congress of the Indian Dental Association begins. (28-1-88). |
4/2/1870 | Poona Sarvajanik Sabha was found. 95 members from different parts of Maharashtra assembled in Pune during its founding. |
7/7/1999 | M.L. Jaisimha, former Indian Test cricketer, died in Hyderabad. |
9/15/1909 | Thiru Conjeevaram Natarajan Annadurai, ''Anna'', founder of DMK (Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam) and former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, also an editor, writer, orator and patriot, was born in a weaver community of Kanchipuram. |
8/6/1932 | Ramsay McDonald came out with his 'Communal Award' to fix seats for the various communities in the provincial legislatures. |
9/11/1999 | India's Sachin Ratti won the men's singles title in the New Zealand International Badminton championship, defeating top seed and world No. 23 Rio Suryana of Australia in the final. |
4/28/1993 | Troops storm police complex in Srinagar and free officials from the rebelling 2000 policemen. |
9/29/1981 | Delhi-Srinagar Indian Airlines Boeing 737 flight was diverted to Lahore, Pakistan by five Khalistan activists of the Dal Khalsa International. On board there were 117 passengers out of which 66 were freed on arrival in Lahore. |
7/29/1996 | Aruna Asaf Ali, freedom fighter and player of important role in Quit India Movement, passed away in New Delhi. She was awarded with Bharat Ratna. |
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