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Historical Event on 2/4/1946
Dr. Satnarayan Nathulal Jatiya was born in Jawad, Distt. Mandsaur (Madhya Pradesh).
Other Historical Dates and Events |
8/7/1985 | Geet Sethi, national champion, was the third Indian to become World Amateur Billiards Champion by beating Robert Marshal of Australia. |
8/7/1985 | Sultan Mehmood completely destroyed the Temple of Somnath. |
10/11/1986 | Mother Teresa escapes unhurt from a plane crash which killed six in Tanzania. |
5/24/1991 | The body of Rajiv Gandhi, India's assassinated former premier and son of the late Indira Gandhi, was cremated in New Delhi today. He was killed by a suicide bomber in the southern state of Tamil Nadu three days ago. Police suspect that Tamil rebels, fighting for independence in Sri Lanka, carried out the murder. Gandhi's death signaled the end of the Nehru dynasty's rule over India. His two children were too young to assume the leadership of this turbulent nation. There was pressure for Sonia Gandhi to succeed her husband, but she was Italian-born and refused. |
2/28/1884 | Veer Surendra Sai, freedom fighter and revolutionary, passed away. |
2/10/1859 | General Horsford defeats Begum of Oude & Nana Sahib in Indian mutiny. |
2/17/1976 | Urban Ceilings Act comes into force. |
12/28/1971 | Nanak Singh, famous novelist and poet, died at Preet Nagar. |
9/14/1992 | The government allows foreign investors to enter the Indian capital market; incentives offered. |
2/6/1939 | Sayaji Rao Gaekwad III of Baroda, great nationalist and social reformer, passed away. |
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