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Historical Event on 11/9/2000
The 17-day old Manohar Parrikar led BJP Government in Goa wins the trust vote.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
4/28/1986 | Malayalam film `Chidambaram' directed by G. Aravindan wins best feature film award and Shyam Benegal bags the Best Director award for the Hindi film 'Trikal'. |
5/29/1906 | Terence Hanbury White, novelist (England Have My Bones), was born in Bombay. |
2/18/1997 | Dhaniram Baruah, controversial heart surgeon who claimed to have transplanted a pig's heart into one of his patients, released on bail in Guwahati. |
9/10/1872 | Sir Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji ""Ranji"", Maharaj Jamsaheb of Nawanagar and noted cricketer, was born in village Sarodar near Jamnagar, Kathiawad. He was referred as ""The prince of a little state, but the king of a great game"". He also played for Sussex. |
2/1/1881 | Cambridge Missionaries founded St. Stephen's College in Delhi. |
5/7/1973 | Shivkumar Batalvi, famous Punjabi poet, died. |
12/16/2000 | Kalyan Banerjee becomes the first Indian to head the Rotary Foundation, one of the richest bodies of the Rotary International. |
1/14/1758 | Emperor of England's charter allowed the East India Company to keep to any booty taken in war against the enemies of the king and the company. The confisticated goods, after the war, could be kept with them. |
1/25/1950 | The post of the Governor General of India was abolished. |
2/7/1981 | 61 die in circus fire in Bangalore. |
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