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Historical Event on 9/9/1941
Syed Abid Ali, great Indian medium pace-bowler and all-rounder, was born at Hyderabad.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
9/21/1954 | Last Indian troops withdraw from Tibet. |
12/16/1994 | Pratap Singh Rane of Congress (I) takes oath of office. |
12/24/1894 | The first medical conference was held in Calcutta. |
5/23/1914 | The British India Steamship Co. and the Peninsular and Oriental Steamship Co. announced their amalgamation at London. |
7/12/1947 | Pochiah Krishnamurthy, great Indian cricket wicket-keeper (1971 WI tour), was born in Hyderabad. |
8/15/1947 | On the the stroke of mid-night on 14th August 1947, India became independent and was partitioned. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru became the first prime minister and Dr. Rajendra Prasad became the first president of free India. The mixed economy policy was taken on a five-year plan basis for economic development. On 26th January 1950, India became a democratic and is the biggest democracy of the world today. In 1956, on the basis of languages, India was divided into 14 states and 6 union territories. Today, there are 27 states and 7 union territories. |
5/25/1915 | Mahatma Gandhi established Sabarmati Ashram near Ahmedabad. |
10/15/1996 | Kerala CM Nayanar says Governors are not necessary in states. |
1/8/1987 | P. G. Joshi, cricketer (12 Tests for India 1951-60, ct 18 stp 9), passed away. |
8/7/1988 | N. T. Ramarao elected chairman and V.P. Singh the convenor of the National Front. |
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