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Historical Event on 8/1/1955
Arun Lal, cricketer (Indian batsman in sixteen Tests 1982-89), was born in Moradabad, U.P.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
3/10/1873 | Maulana Shaukat Ali, freedom fighter, nationalist and Muslim politician, was born. |
1/10/1980 | President Neelam Sanjiva Reddy invited Indira Gandhi to form Government. |
6/3/1916 | Smt. Nathibai Damodar Thakarsey Women's University was established. |
6/3/1916 | Saint Visoba Khechar, was the yogi-guru of the Varkari poet-saint Namdev of Maharashtra, took Samadhi. |
3/9/1989 | Yasser Arafat, PLO Chairman, arrives on a two-day state visit to India. |
1/4/1992 | The goverment promulgates an ordinance to prevent countermanding of election in the event of death of independent candidates. |
9/2/1894 | Vinayak Mishra, famous Oriya litterateur, critic and historian, was born. |
9/17/1998 | Rabri Devi, Chief Minister of Bihar, expands the Cabinet, inducting nine ministers, even as the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (Soren) group formally withdraws support to her ministry. |
1/5/1994 | Tamil Nadu Assembly passes two bills making the Chief Minister, the Chancellor of all universities instead of the Governor. |
10/16/1990 | Dr. Nelson Mandela, conferred with 'Bharat Ratna', the highest civilian honour. |
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