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


 

Historical Event on 9/27/2000

The Union Cabinet decides to increase the number of Padma series of awards for excellence in different fields of activities from 60 to 100.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/15/1967Narayan Shripad Rajhans (Balgandharv), famous singer and actor, passed away.
3/1/1909First Indian Iron Company 'Tata Iron and Steel' established.
12/20/1686After clashes with Mughal soldiers, Jaub Chaarnak left Hoogly and settled in Sutnati.
7/14/1994Veerappan, Sandalwood smuggler, declared 'proclaimed offender'.
12/8/1996Sachin Tendulkar became the youngest cricketer to make 3000 runs in test cricket (at the age of 23 yrs and 228 days.)
3/31/1843Balwant Pandurang Kirloskar (Annasaheb), first musical playwright of Marathi, was born.
1/1/1994Hindu Heritage Endowment, first Hindu international trust, was founded by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami.
9/28/1924In penance for riots, Gandhi, on hunger strike in Delhi, proclaimed he would break his fast only at death.
11/5/1915Balasaheb Devras, sar sanghchalak of RSS, was born.
11/3/1991India's short range surface-to-air missile (SAM) 'Trishul' successfully tested.