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Historical Event on 11/17/1925
Jemini Ganesh, film actor, was born.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
1/17/1993 | LTTE commander Sadasivan Krishnakumar alias Kittu was killed in a ship blaze off Madras coast. |
10/4/1847 | Pratapsingh Bhosle, Maratha King, died. |
7/25/1992 | K. Madhavan, CBI Jt. Director looking into the security scam, resigns. |
11/2/1972 | B. D. Pande was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-03-1977 |
1/25/1976 | Surinder Amarnath scores 124 on Test debut during India vs New Zealand at Auckland. |
6/3/1977 | K. Brahmananda Reddi elected President of the Indian National Congress. |
6/1/1996 | Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, former President of India, passed away. |
10/29/1964 | Priceless and irreplaceable gems, including the famed 'Star of India' of 563.35 carats and 2.5 inches in diameter, were stolen from the American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA, in a daring burglary. An alarm system was discontinued years ago as was the all-night guard in the gem hall, both for reasons of economy. The jewels were uninsured due to high-priced premiums. There were other jewels too that were also robbed during this time. |
9/2/1992 | Delhi High Court indicts CBI in Bofors case; FIR and letters rogatory quashed. |
4/1/1889 | Hindu', English language newspaper changed its perodicity from weekly (20/09/1888) to daily. |
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