1867 |
Birth of India's famous educationist, politician, social reformer, jurist and writer Harvilas Sharda. |
1901 |
Birth of first winner of Jnanpith Award Mahakavi Ji Shankar Krup. |
1915 |
The British government conferred the title of knighthood on Rabindranath Tagore. |
1918 |
'Hindi Sahitya Sammelan' was organized in Indore under the chairmanship of Mahatma Gandhi and based on a resolution passed in it, Hindi was considered as the official language. |
1924 |
The birth of M Karunanidhi, five times Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. |
1930 |
The birth of George Fernandes, the historic railway strike organizer in India. |
1947 |
Lord Mountbatten, the last Viceroy of India under the British Raj, announced the partition of India. |
1972 |
The country's first modern warship, the Nilgiris, was inaugurated by the then Prime Minister of the country, Indira Gandhi. |
1974 |
Death of Bihar Chief Minister and freedom fighter Krishna Ballabh Sahay. |
1985 |
The Government of India started a five-day working day week. |
2014 |
Former Union Minister Gopinath Munde died in a road accident in New Delhi. |