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


 

Historical Event on 9/16/1954

The Lok Sabha adopted a clause in the Special Marriage Bill providing for divorce by consent.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/12/1966Mihir Sen, famous Indian swimmer, crossed Darda Nailes Channel.
1/19/1948India and Pakistan accept U.N. mediation in New York.
3/4/1927Dr. Laxminarayan Lal was born.
10/18/1952Vinoo Mankad takes 13 Pakistan wickets to win first Indo-Pak clash.
12/11/1958Wilson Jones became India's first individual World Champion when he won the Amateur Billiards Championship.
2/28/1968International City Auroville inaugurated the Aurobindo Ashram in Pondechery.
5/23/1805Lord Wellesley, Governer General of India, issued a permanent provision for the Delhi Mughal Emperor.
11/20/1993RBI clears two more private banks: The Times Bank Ltd. and the Indus Ind Bank Ltd.
11/16/1947Kamta Prasad ""Guru"" died at Jabalpur. He was renowned for his contribution in the field of Hindi Grammer. He was the editor of a monthly 'Saraswati' and 'Balasakha', children magaz
8/15/1950Earthquake measuring 8.6 on Richter Scale hits Assam in north eastern India claiming 11,000 lives.