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


 

Historical Event on 6/18/1917

Lachhmansingh Gill, famous politician and former chief minister, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/11/1986The first MiG-27M fighter, built under license by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd, is delivered and inducted into the Indian Air Force.
12/15/1976Baichung Bhutia, Indian Soccer(Football) player, was born in Gangtok, Sikkim.
6/13/1931Gandhi to live in a garret amongst the poor in London.
2/16/1980The first visible Total Solar Eclipse of the 20th Century was seen. This succeeded the total solar eclipse after 22 June 1898.
1/30/1999Pandit Ravi Shankar, sitar maestro, is chosen for Bharat Ratna.
4/19/1976Maharshi Dayanand University established in Haryana.
10/22/1997Faced with unprecedented Presidential rebuff, a divided U.F. Government reversed decision on invoking Article 356 in Uttar Pradesh. Kalyan Singh government survived.
8/20/1885First meeting of the Indian National Congress held.
12/22/1853Saradamoni Devi was born in Jairambati of Hooghly district.
10/25/1999US Energy Secretary Bill Richardson arrives.