Portland Indian Community - PortlandIndian.com
| | | | | | | | | | | |
 


 

Historical Event on 1/3/1997

Jayalalitha, former Tamil Nadu CM, inprisoned for 27 days, released on bail.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/3/1903Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay, famous politician, freedom fighter and social worker, was born in South Kanara, Karnataka.
3/16/1998Sonia Gandhi is elected chairperson of the Congress(I) Parliamentary Party.
8/14/1993New governors for MP, Bihar, West Bengal & Tripura.
8/14/1998Classical vocalist Shamshad Begum, who enthralled radio listeners in the 30s and 40s, died in Mumbai.
7/29/1901Rudyard Kipling, the renowned author of stories and poems about colonial India and an unofficial spokesman for the British Empire, joined the rising chorus of criticism in regard to Britain's conduct in the increasingly unpopular Boer War.
9/8/1790Lord Edward Alanbaro, Governor General of India (1842 to 1844), was born.
1/16/2000Punjab men, Railway women win the Senior National Volleyball championship in Salem.
4/14/1914Takli Shivshankar, famous Malyalam novelist and short story writer, was born.
11/23/1948The beseiged garrison of Punch was relieved a full year after its siege. This meant that a firm grip had been established all the way from Pathankot on the major portions of this province.
1/2/1990Capt. Nivedita Bhasin, 26, becomes the youngest woman pilot in world civil aviation history to command a jet aircraft.