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


 

Historical Event on 11/11/1947

Temple of Vithoba in Pandharpur opened for Harijans. Ganpatrao Tapase was the first harijan to enter the temple.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/26/1997Delhi becomes the first state in India to enforce a ban on smoking in all public places.
8/1/1993Air Chief Marshal Swaroop Krishna Kaul PVSM, MVC, ADC., became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 31/Dec/1995.
3/1/2000P.Harikrishna becomes India's youngest International Master in the Sangli International chess tournament.
8/6/1905Chittaranjan Das ""Desh Bandhu"", freedom fighter and advocate, started an organisation named ""Swadeshi Mandali"". He also founded magazine named Narayana in 1914 and a Bengali weekly in 1922 and the daily 'Forward'.
3/1/1917Kartar Singh Duggal, famous author, was born at Dhamyal, Pakistan.
3/29/1954Indian Institute of Public Administration inaugurated.
8/19/1994Rupee made fully convertible on current account.
12/8/1930British Gen. Norman Simpson shot at desk by Indian nationalists.
1/5/1955Kumari Mamata Promileswar Banerjee was born in Calcutta (West Bengal).
11/10/1990Two Burmese youth hijack a Thai Airlines Airbus with 221 passengers on board to Calcutta.