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Historical Event on 8/20/1944
Rajiv Gandhi, former Prime Minister of India and Bharat Ratna awardee, was born in Bombay.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
4/16/1918 | Spike Milligan, famous actor and comedian (Digby, 3 Musketeers), was born in India. |
3/27/1942 | Gandhiji meets Sir Stafford Cripps in New Delhi; later declares Cripps proposals to be a ""post-dated cheque"". |
9/21/1992 | Tarachand Barjatya, film producer, passed away. |
5/24/1993 | India and Uzbekistan sign five pacts. |
6/11/1907 | Shantilal Jivanlal Gandhi, famous Hindi writer, was born in Mehmadabad, Gujarat . |
7/10/1997 | Rafiq Sadiq, Congress(I) leader, escapes attempt on life when armed militants ambush motorcade near Achabal in South Anantnag, Kashmir valley. |
3/3/1839 | Jamshedji Nasarvanji Tata, famous industrialist and father of modern technology, was born at Navsari near Surat, Gujarat. He started cotton mills in Bombay and Nagpur and founded the Tata Iron and Steel Company, which is one of the largest integrated steel mills in the world. |
3/27/1989 | Delhi beat Bengal by an innings and 210 to win the Ranji Trophy. |
7/22/1925 | Homi Jehangir Teleyarkhan, social worker, was born. |
1/19/1960 | Ramchandra Gopal (Dadasaheb Torne), famous film director, passed away. |
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