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Historical Event on 9/24/1936
It was reported that in the past two weeks over 2 million of India's depressed classes had renounced Hinduism in favor of Christianity.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
7/10/1949 | Sunil Manohar Gavaskar, great Indian cricket player (opener, 10,122 Test runs), was born in Bombay. He has received Arjun Award (1975) and Padma Bhushan (1980). |
12/22/1999 | The Government says there is no hidden agenda behind the US lifting of curbs. |
11/15/1937 | Jayshankar Prasad, famous Hindi writer, died. His works include the epic (mahakavya) ""Kamayanee"" and plays ""Chandra Gupt"" and ""Ska |
12/26/1989 | Keshav Shankar Pillai, international fame cartoonist, painter, writer and Padma Bhushan awardee, passed away. |
11/18/1999 | Three Lashkar-e-Taiba militants, including its Chief Commander, are killed in a fierce encounter with Special Operations Group (SOG) in Jammu and Kashmir. |
7/22/1992 | The Supreme Court asks UP Government to halt construction in Ayodhya. |
4/10/1955 | India and Vietnam affirm the Panchsheel. |
5/20/1776 | Malharrao Holkar, founder of Indoor, passed away. |
1/9/1915 | Gandhiji reached Bombay on his return from South Africa. He became a member of the Indian National Congress. He was awarded Kaiseri-e-Hind Gold Medal for Ambulance service on Jan, 11. |
9/21/1997 | Mahesh Bhupathi wins a cliff-hanger as India clinches Davis Cup World Group play-off tie against Chile 3-2 in Delhi. |
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