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Historical Event on 2/11/1968
Deendayal Upadhyaya, great philosopher, litterateur, social worker, thinker and founder of Jansangh, passed away.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
12/9/1977 | Ravishankar Mahashankar Rawal, famous painter, passed away. |
8/14/1942 | Usha Mehta, freedom fighter, started broadcasting from a secret transmitter on the wave length of 42.84 meters. This channel was used for freedom movement telecasts. |
2/4/1993 | D. C. Kothari, famous scientist and educationalist, passed away. |
3/15/1983 | Karnataka beat Bombay in 1st innings to win cricket Ranji Trophy. |
1/1/1988 | On the Christan New Year Day, Maharashtra became the first state to launch a public campaign against smoking. |
9/17/1879 | E.V. Ramaswami Naicker, prominent leader of Dravid movement and social reformer, was born at Erode in Tamil Nadu. |
10/10/1954 | First 'President Award' was awarded to film 'Shyamchi Aai'. |
4/8/1925 | Kumar Gandharva (Shivputra Siddharamaiya Komkali), famous music director and singer, was born. |
10/6/1927 | First Indian Cinematograph Enquiry Committee, under the chairmanship of Diwan Bahadur T. Rangachariar, was appointed by the Government. |
5/19/1975 | Farm truck packed with wedding party run over by a train, killing 66 in truck, at 40 miles south of Pune. |
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