1860 |
M Visvesvaraya, considered India's greatest engineer, was born. It is celebrated as Engineers Day in the country. |
1948 |
The first flag of independent India INS-Delhi reached the port of Bombay (now Mumbai). |
1958 |
The deadly disease trachoma virus was first discovered in medical science. |
1959 |
India's national broadcasting service Doordarshan started in Delhi for the first time. |
2004 |
'Woman of the Year' award to British citizen Gurinder Chadha. |
1931 |
Gandhi-Irwin Pact. |
1909 |
Famous Tamil Nadu leader and former Chief Minister C.N. Birth of Annadurai. |
1939 |
Birth of Subramanian Swamy for Indian Economist, Educational, and Politician, Law Minister and Justice India. |
1946 |
Jokin Arputham, a man who struggled for the slums of Mumbai, was born. |