1864 |
About 50,000 people died due to cyclone in Calcutta city. |
1805 |
The second governor general of the British Raj in India, Commander in Chief Lord Cornwallis, died in Ghazipur. |
1989 |
Meera Sahib Beevi became the first woman judge of the Supreme Court. |
1999 |
India decided not to attend the special meeting on the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT). |
2011 |
The world's cheapest Rs 2250 tablet PC Aakash was launched in India. |
1676 |
The East India Company got the right to exchange Indian currency in Mumbai from the King of England. |
2008 |
The Central Government started testing elsewhere for the 'Setu Samudram Project' as directed by the Supreme Court. |
1524 |
The birth of Rani Durgavati, one of the famous Veeraganna queens of Indian history. |
1934 |
Birth of Indian actor, comedian, political satirist, playwright, film director and advocate Cho Ramaswamy. |