Detroit Indian Community - DetroitIndian.net
| | | | | | | | | | | |
 


 

Historical Event on 12/25/1846

Swati Tirunal Ramavarma passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/17/1998Jyotirmoyee bags her second gold at the Asian Games, winning the women's 800m. Rosakutty finishes second. Bantamweight pugilist Dingko Singh clinches a gold while Indian pair of Sethi-Shandilya strikes top prize in billiards doubles category.
8/17/1882Sir Ram Nath Chopra, noted professor of Pharmacology, was born.
7/2/1993ONGC converted into corporation by ordinance.
2/1/2000The Centre decides to place almost all items under the automatic approval route for foreign direct investment and NRI and OCB investments.
6/6/199614 Janata Dal legislators revolt in Karnataka against the composition of the J H Patel ministry.
10/22/1912Gandhiji accompanied Gokhale on tour of South Africa, Laurenco Marques, Mozambique and Zanzibar. He gave up European dress and milk and restricted himself to diet of fresh and dried fruits.
4/9/1986First University in India devoted to hygiene established at Vijaywada.
1/31/1958First Earth Satellite Explorer I was launched from Cape Kennedy.
8/30/1659Aurangzeb plotted the death of his brother Dara Shikoh and beheaded him. He was buried in a vault under the dome of Humayun's tomb.
6/9/1659Dara Shikoh was handed over to Aurangzeb's army by Jiwan Khan, a Baluchi whose life was saved by Dara.