This Day in "History"

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23-July-1991
Premdatt Paliwal, president of All India Forward Block, died.

23-July-1993
Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2B), second satellite in the INSAT-2 series, was launched. This is more operational multi-purpose communication and enhanced meteorology satellite. It is still in service. It was aunched by European Ariane launch vehicle

23-July-1996
India's admission to Asian Regional Forum was endorsed by Foreign Ministers of the group at Jakarta.

23-July-1996
R. Bhattacharji was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He is heading this office till date.

23-July-1997
India decides to sign U.N. Convention against torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.

23-July-2000
Ram Jethmalani, Union Law Minister, quits the Cabinet after the Prime Minister shows him the door following the outbursts against the Chief Justice of India, Dr. A. S. Anand.

 

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Today in Indian History
Events for July 24
24-July-1206
Qutubu'd-din Aibak (1206-1210) was crowned at Lahore after the death of Muhammad of Ghuri. He was originally a slave of Turkestan. As he started his career as a slave, the dynasty founded by him in India is known as "Slave Dynasty". The construction of Qutabminar was started during his regime. Since he was very generous, the people called him "Lakh Baksh".
24-July-1783
Simon Bolivar, great dynamic leader and social reformer, was born at Carcas.
24-July-1837
Kanishta, son of Samajya Laxshmi, was killed.
24-July-1911
Pannalal Ghosh, famous flute player, was born.
24-July-1932
Ramkrishna Mission Seva Pratisthan was established for the service of the sick and humanitarian activities.
24-July-1932
Madhukar Devram Toradmal, famous actor and playwright, was born.
24-July-1985
Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and Sikh leader Sant Harchand Singh Longowal of Akali Dal signed a peace contract known as 'Punjab Accord' thus ending the four-year agitation in Punjab.
24-July-1989
A majority of opposition members in Lok Sabha resign on the issue of C & AG report on Bofors gun deal.

 

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24-July-1991
Union budget imposes all-round price hike.
24-July-1992
Universal Poetry Foundation' was established at Pune.
24-July-1993
Vajpayee elected leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha.
24-July-1994
Bodo kills 37 moslems in Bashbari, North Eastern India.
24-July-1996
Govt. decides to raise the ceiling on the maximum amount of retirement/death gratuity from Rs. 1 lakh to Rs. 2.50 lakhs.
24-July-1997
Mahasweta Devi, Bengali litterateur, is recipient of this year's Ramon Magsaysay Award for journalism, literature and creative communication arts for her writings on indigenous communities.
24-July-1997
Country's highest civilian honour Bharat Ratna conferred on former interim Prime Minister Gulzarilal Nanda and posthumously on freedom-fighter Aruna Asaf Ali.
24-July-1998
India signs a deal with Russia for purchasing the aircraft-carrier.
24-July-1999
Om Prakash Chautala is sworn in the Chief Minister of Haryana, and will seek trust vote on July 27.
24-July-1999
Vimala Ranadive (84), senior CPI(M) leader, died in Mumbai.
24-July-2000
S. Vijayalakshmi becomes the first Indian woman Grandmaster in the International Grandmasters chess tournament held in Hyderabad.
24-July-2000
The trial in the Rs. 133 crore urea scam resumes after about one year in the special court for CBI cases in New Delhi.

 

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Today in Indian History

Events for July 29

29-July-1748
Boscawen landed 25 km south of Pondicherry.

29-July-1802
Agreement between Gaikwad of Baroda and Britishers about the army.
29-July-1876

Indian Science Congress Association was established in Bowbazar Street of Calcutta.

29-July-1884
Tyagraj Paramshiv Kailasam, leading playwright of Kannad language, was born.

29-July-1891
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, great Indian educationist, social reformer, litterateur and Hindi writer, passed away in Calcutta.

29-July-1901
Rudyard Kipling, the renowned author of stories and poems about colonial India and an unofficial spokesman for the British Empire, joined the rising chorus of criticism in regard to Britain's conduct in the increasingly unpopular Boer War.

29-July-1904
Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhai Tata, president of Tata industrial group, was born in Paris, France. He was the first pilot of India to be conferred with the Bharat Ratna.

29-July-1911
Mohan Bagan became the first Indian football team to win the I.F.A. Shield.

29-July-1927
Madhavsingh Solanki, one of the leaders in Gujarat, was born.

29-July-1979
Choudhary Charan Singh was sworn in as the fifth Prime Minister of India heading the Janata (S)-Congress coalition. He held this office till January 14, 1980. Jagjivan Ram became the leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha.

29-July-1980
India won Gold Medal in Hockey at Moscow Olympics.

29-July-1983
First Pilot-less Aeroplane of India was tested successfully by the Aeronautical Development Establishment near Kolar.

29-July-1984
Troops were sent to Hyderabad to quell communal riots.

29-July-1987
India and Sri Lanka sign peace accord at Colombo in a bid to end the 5-year old ethnic trouble. This stance taken thereafter by the LTTE added several dimensions to the scenario. It was a multi-purpose role that the Navy has been required to play.

29-July-1988
Syed Modi, 28-year national badminton champion, was shot dead at K. D. Singh Stadium in Lucknow.

29-July-1991
Vazhappadi K. Ramamurthy, Union Labour Minister, resigns on account of differences on Cauvery water issue.
29-July-1993
Two bills seeking to delink religion from politics and to empower the EC to debar parties with religious names introduced in Lok Sabha.

29-July-1994
Indian army kills 27 Muslem militants
29-July-1994
Opposition stalls parliament proceedings over the 'Action Taken Report' on JPC finding.

29-July-1995

 

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29-July-1996
Aruna Asaf Ali, freedom fighter and player of important role in Quit India Movement, passed away in New Delhi. She was awarded with Bharat Ratna.
29-July-1997
India to revive 'Agni' Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile programme.
29-July-1997
Rabri Devi inducts 60 ministers, including 22 of cabinet rank, thus raising strength of her Council of Ministers to 74.
29-July-1998
The Pratapsingh Rane Ministry in Goa is dismissed. The Governor instals Dr. Wilfred Desouza as Chief Minister.
29-July-1999
Bandh in Mumbai to protest against the verdict barring Bal Thackeray from voting and contesting any election till December 10, 2001.

 

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Today in Indian History

Events for August 1

1-August-1672
The East India Company and
the English law was for the
first time intorduced in
India. It was set up as
directed by the Court of
Judicature.

1-August-1846
Dwarkanath Tagore, a Hindu
philanthropist, died in
London.

1-August-1879
Achyut Balwant Kolhatkar,
famous litterateur and
journalist, was born.

1-August-1882
Purushottamdas Tandon,
great leader and editor, was
born at Allahabad (U.P.)

1-August-1899
Kamala Nehru, wife of Pandit
Jawaharlal Nehru, great
revolutionary freedom fighter
and social worker, was born.

1-August-1905
Horse drawn tram cars were
closed down in Bombay. This
service was started on May 9,
1874 with 20 tram cars and
200 horses. The very first day
of its run, the number of
passengers carried was 451
and the amount earned was
Rs. 85/- on the last day it
had 1360 horses and carried
71,947 passengers and
earned Rs.4,260/.

1-August-1916
Mrs. Annie Besant in
cooperation with Bal
Gangadhar Tilak started the
Home Rule League Movement
with Dadabhai Naoroji as its
President.

1-August-1920
Bipin Chandra Pal opposed
to the Non Co-operation
Movement and retired from
politics, but movement was
approved by Congress.

1-August-1920
Under the leadership of
Gandhi, the non-cooperation
movement was launched
against Lord Chelmsford.
""Firmness in truth,"" was his
strategy of noncooperation
and non-violence against
India's Christian British
rulers. Later, he resolved to
wear only 'dhoti' to preserve
homespun cotton and
simplicity, followed with
grassroots agitation. This
began with renunciation of
honorary titles like 'Sir' given
by the British. Thereafter, it
was followed by the boycott
of legislatures, elections and
other Government works.
Foreign clothes were burnt
and Khadi became a symbol
of freedom. The movement
was a great success despite
firing and arrests. By the
end of 1921, all important
national leaders, except
Gandhi, were in jail, along
with 3000 others. However, in
February 1922, at
Chaurichaura, Uttar Pradesh,
violence erupted and Gandhi
called off the movement.

 

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1-August-1920
Bal Gangadhar Tilak died at
Bombay.

1-August-1920
Kirloskar, monthly magzine,
was published.

1-August-1920
Gandhiji addresses letter to
Viceroy surrendering ""Kaisar-
E-Hind"" Medal, ""Zulu War""
Medal and ""Boer War""
Medal and launched the All
India Non-Violent Non-
Coperation

1-August-1922
Ratilal Sankalchand Nayak,
educationist and writer, was
born at Kadi, Gujarat .

1-August-1927
Dr. Rahi Masoom Raza,
famous Hindi litterateur, was
born.

1-August-1931
Bhairabh Ganguly, cricket
test umpire for 5 tests from
1981-85, was born at Bengal.

1-August-1932
Meena Kumari, film actress,
was born.

1-August-1939
Bombay begins Prohibition,
first since U.S. law was
repealed.

1-August-1947
Partition of India into India
and Pakistan. Power
transferred. Lord
Mountbatten becomes
Governor General of India
and Muhammed Ali Jinnah,
Governor General of Pakistan.

1-August-1952
Nationalised Airways at
Safdarjung, New Delhi
inaugurated by Nehru.

1-August-1952
Yajurvindra Singh Jaswant
Singh, cricketer (Indian
batsman four Tests 1977-79),
was born in Rajkot.

1-August-1953
All Private Airlines were
nationalised by establishing
of All Airlines India
International.

1-August-1953
Bombay Government decides
to abolish ''jagirs'' in merged
areas.

1-August-1955
Arun Lal, cricketer (Indian
batsman in sixteen Tests
1982-89), was born in
Moradabad, U.P. - - - (Birth
place Moradabad or Delhi).
1-August-1957

M. K. Vellodi was appointed
as the Cabinet Secretary of
India. He held this office till
04-06-1958

1-August-1957
National Book Trust
inaugurated.

1-August-1958
Ramon Magsaysay Award for
community leadership given
to Acharya Bhave.

1-August-1962
Establishment of
Maharashtra State Industrial
Development Corporation.

1-August-1963
Soviets offer India arms to
block China.

1-August-1964
Air Chief Marshal Arjan
Singh, Padma Vibhushan,
DFC. became the Air Officer
Commanding, India
Command. He was in this
office till 15/07/1969.

1-August-1966
Himachal Pradesh Krishi
Vishvavidyalaya (HPKV) was
established at Palampur
under the aegis of Punjab
Agricultural University,
Ludhiana, to cater to the
need of hilly areas of
erstwhile Punjab.

1-August-1970
Bhopal University was
established.

1-August-1970
Former Beatle George
Harrison led an all-star
entourage of rock talent
through two sold-out shows
at New York's Madison
Square Garden tonight, in a
benefit for Bangladesh
refugees. More than 40,000
attended the concerts, and
Harrison hoped to donate $
250,000 to the cause. The
shows opened with sets of
Indian music by sitarist Ravi
Shankar, then moved through
songs featuring Harrison, Eric
Clapton, Billy Preston, Leon
Russell, and another ex-
Beatle, Ringo Starr. But the
evening's most ecstatic
ovations were reserved for
the unexpected appearance
of Bob Dylan.

1-August-1986
Amnesty scheme for evaders
of taxes announced.

1-August-1988
Air Chief Marshal Surinder
Kumar Mehra PVSM, AVSM,
VM, ADC., became the Air
Officer Commanding, India
Command. He was in this
office till 31/July/1991.

1-August-1989
Kirti Vrajlal Ambani,Reliance
executive, held in connection
with a plot to kill Bombay
Dyeing Chairman Nusli
Wadia.

1-August-1990
Devi Lal, Dy. PM, dropped
from Union Cabinet following
wild charges he made against
colleagues in an interview
with the 'Illustrated Weekly'.

1-August-1992
Narasimha Rao, PM,
dedicates Vizag Steel Plant
to the nation.

1-August-1992
S. Rajgopal was appointed as
the Cabinet Secretary of
India. He held this office till
31-07-1993

1-August-1993
Air Chief Marshal Swaroop
Krishna Kaul PVSM, MVC,
ADC., became the Air Officer
Commanding, India
Command. He was in this
office till 31/Dec/1995

1-August-1993
Dr. K. N. Raju, a Nilakantan
protegee, assumes office as
NAL's fourth Director

1-August-1993
Jananayak Debeswar Sarmah,
great freedom fighter,
architect and nationalist,
died at Jorhat, Assam.

1-August-1994
Surendra Singh was
appointed as the Cabinet
Secretary of India. He held
this office till 31-07-1996

1-August-1994
The Railway passenger
insurance scheme comes into
force.

 

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1-August-1995
Vohra Panel submits report,
highlights nexus between
mafia and politicians.

1-August-1996
Madhu Dandavate is made
Dy. Chairman, Planning
Commission.

1-August-1996
T. S. R. Subramaniam was
appointed as the Cabinet
Secretary of India. He held
this office till 31-03-1998

1-August-1997
Viswanathan Anand wins the
Credit Suisse Masters chess
tournament in Beil.

1-August-1997
Lt. Gen. Ved Prakash Malik to
be next chief of Army staff.
Gen. Shankar Roy Chowdhury
retires on September 30.

1-August-1997
Nitin Mongia wins Laser
standard in sailing
championship in Hyderabad.

1-August-1998
The DMK condemns the BJP-
led coalition Government's
decision to set up a Multi-
Disciplinary Monitoring
Agency and rejects the
Action Taken Report on the
final report of the Jain
Commission with reference to
Mr. M. Karunanidhi.

1-August-2000
Lt. Gen. Padmanabhan to be
new Army chief replacing
Gen. V. P. Malik.

1-August-2000
One hundred people of
Kinnaur, Shimla and Mandi
districts of HP die following
flash floods in the Sutlej
river.

1-August-2000
The Lok Sabha adopts Uttar
Pradesh State Reorganisation
Bill paving the way for the
creation of Uttaranchal the
27th State.

1-August-2000
27 'yatris' (travelers) die after
militants attack a ''langar'' in
a Pahalgam health resort en
route to the Amarnath cave
shrine.

 

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Today in Indian History

Events for August 4

4-August-1845
Pherozeshah Mehta, who
published the first Hindi
newspaper and one of the
founders of Indian National
Congress, was born in
Bombay.

4-August-1894
Narayan Sitaram Phadke,
famous Hindi writer, was
born at Karjat.

4-August-1906
Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar,
the architect of modern
Himachal Pradesh and an
energetic Chief Minister, was
born at Chanhalag village in
Sirmaur.

4-August-1914
Gandhiji reaches London
and raised Indian Volunteer
Corps.

4-August-1923
Nagpur University started
working.

4-August-1928
Udham Singh, Indian field
hockey player (Olympic-
gold-1952, 56, 64), was born.

4-August-1929
Kishor Kumar Ganguly, well
known singer, was born at
Khandava. He is also
rememberd as a comic actor,
director and musician.

4-August-1931
Narendra Shankar Tamhane,
dependable Indian cricket
wicket-keeper (1950's), was
born in Bombay.

4-August-1933
Gandhi is imprisoned for
one year for breaking a
restraint order.

4-August-1935
Government of India got the
Royal Assent Act 1935.

4-August-1936
Indian Government Act was
approved by the king.

4-August-1937
Kashi Prasad Jayaswal,
famous lawyer, philosopher,
ancient researcher and
eminent historian, died at
Patna.

4-August-1956
Apsara, India's first large
scale Atomic Energy Nuclear
Reactor and first in the East
World, was commissioned in
Trombay, Bombay.

4-August-1967
World's longest and highest
Dam 'Nagarjun Sagar' made
by Masonary System was
inaugrated.

 

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4-August-1979
Indian Airlines AVRO-748
crashes in to a hill near
Bombay.

4-August-1993
Swami Chinmayananda,
master in study of
Bhagwadgita, died at the
age of 76 in San Diego.

4-August-1993
Tarabai Bapat, daughter-in-
law of revolutionary
Senapati Bapat, died.

4-August-1997
Nilesh Kulkarni becomes the
first Indian to take a wicket
with his first ball in Test
Cricket (Colombo).

4-August-1997
Supreme Court declares that
the Rashtrapati Bhavan
press communique of
23/1/1992 on a proposal to
confer the Bharat Ratna
'posthumously' on Netaji
Subhas Chandra Bose
""should be treated as
cancelled"", as the proposal
was dropped by the
Government in deference to
the sentiments expressed by
the public and his family
memb

4-August-2000
Justice Brij Mohan Lal was
sworn in chairman of the
Monopolies and Restrictive
Trade Practices Commission.

4-August-2000
Queen Elizabeth, the Queen
Mother and the last member
of the British royal family to
bear the title ''Empress of
India'', celebrated her 100th
birthday.

4-August-2000
Pranab Mukherjee and S.
Jaipal Reddy, Congress(I)
leaders, get Best
Parliamentarian awards for
the year 1997-98.