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


 

Historical Event on 2/21/1973

V. R. Sonalkar was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 31-07-1974.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/3/1994Bhanu Prakash Singh,Goa Governor, resigns.
2/11/199912 dalits are shot by the Ranbir Sena in Narayanpar village in Bihar.
3/1/1978Justice Y. Y. Chandrachud is sworn in as the Chief Justice of India.
3/1/1978Vallabhacharya, founder of 'Pushthimarg Panth', was born.
10/16/1920B. Sathyaji Rao, cricket Test umpire for 17 tests from 1960-79, was born in Karnataka.
7/20/1993British parliament ratifies the Indo-British extradition treaty.
5/1/1994Political party Shiromani Akali Dal was established.
12/6/1956Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (Babasaheb), great social worker, politician and writer of Indian constitution, passed away in Bombay.
11/16/1986Second SAARC summit held at Bangalore.
12/4/1998Sonia Gandhi said the Congress(I) was prepared to meet the challenge of contesting a mid-term poll if it was forced on the country. But it would not take any initiative to pull down the BJP-led coalition.