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Historical Event on 10/1/1997
Gul Mohammed (36), world's shortest man, died in New Delhi. Standing 56.16 cm tall, Mohammed entered the Guinness Book of World Records in 1992.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
4/27/1705 | Aurangzeb captured the Fort of Vagingera. |
12/17/1645 | Noorjahan Begum passed away. |
5/23/1931 | Sharad Joshi, famous Hindi poet, playwright and journalist, was born. |
1/17/1913 | Yadvendra Singh, HH LtG. Maharaja of Patial, cricketer (scored 24 & 60 in only Test India vs England), was born in Patiala, Punjab. |
1/24/1996 | H.K.L. Bhagat, senior Congress politician and former minister, arrested in connection with a 1984 anti-Sikh riot case. |
11/22/1899 | Shaheed Laxman Nayak, freedom fighter and leader, was born at Tentuliguma village, Koraput district. |
3/22/1902 | Great Britain and Persia agree to link Europe and India by telegraph. |
12/22/1843 | Debendranath Tagore, father of Rabindranath Tagore, accepted Brahmo religion at the hands of Ramchandra Vidyabagish. |
7/7/1995 | Rajan Pillai, 47, died because of denial of timely medical attention by Tihar jail authorities and also within 24 hours of rejection of his plea for medical treatment at Escorts Hospital by the court. |
3/14/1994 | Narsinha Rao, Prime Minister, arrives in London for a 4-day official visit. |
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