1933 |
Mahatma Gandhi kept 21 days fast against British rule. |
1929 |
Birth of India's famous Thumri singer Girija Devi. |
1963 |
The centenary celebrations of the Indian Red Cross Society were celebrated. |
1954 |
The central government included Chandranagar in the state of West Bengal. |
1980 |
The World Health Organization announced the elimination of smallpox. |
2000 |
69-year-old Lord Swarajpal of Indian origin was appointed the vice-chancellor of Britain's fourth-largest university in Britain. |
1895 |
Famous revolutionary and Gandhian activist of Orissa Gopabandhu Chaudhary was born. |
1916 |
Swami Chinmayananda, the famous spiritual thinker of India and world-renowned scholar of Vedanta philosophy was born. |
1915 |
India's freedom fighter Amir Chand passed away. |
1915 |
One of the revolutionaries who fought for India's independence, Bhai Balmukund, died on that day. |
1926 |
Famous historian Tapan Rai Chaudhary was born. |