1674 |
Shivaji signed a friendship contract with the East India Company. |
1799 |
Ranjit Singh captured Lahore from Bhangi Misl, an important step to establish the Sikh Empire and become Maharaja of Punjab. |
1823 |
Diana, the first steam ship built in India, was unveiled in Calcutta (now Kolkata). |
1966 |
Indira Gandhi visited Moscow. |
2001 |
'Friendship' bus service between India and Bangladesh Agartala and Dhaka started. |
1999 |
Film artist Rajendra Kumar died in Mumbai at the age of 71. |
2012 |
Wrestler and Bollywood artist Dara Singh passed away. |
1949 |
After the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi, the ban imposed on the RSS was conditionally lifted. |
1970 |
The severe floods in the Alaknanda River killed 600 people. |