1761 |
There are many incidents on this day in the history of the country and the world, among which they are prominent. 1761: Third war of Panipat started between Marathas and Afghans. |
1742 |
Edmund Haley, who introduced the world to Haley Comet, breathed his last on this day. Edmund Haley is one of England's best known astronomers. |
1964 |
Test bowler Rameshchandra Gangaram Nadkarni set a record for throwing 21 maiden overs today. |
1969 |
The southern state of Madras in India was renamed Tamil Nadu. |
1977 |
Narayan Karthikeyan, the first Indian to fill the Formula One race, was born on this day. |
1994 |
For the first time in 300 years, a member of Britain's royal family adopted Catholicism. The Duchess of Kent became a member of the Catholic Church in a private service. |
1999 |
India’s first state-of-the-art ‘Air Transport Complex’, Delhi was dedicated to the nation. |
2002 |
The British government announced that the foot and mouth disease that has been spreading in the country for nearly 11 months will be considered to end at midnight. |
2016 |
Social activist and famous litterateur Mahashweta Devi was born. |