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Historical Event on 3/24/1946
British Cabinet Mission came to India presided by Lord Pethick Lawrence.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
7/1/1989 | New Governors were appointed in five states. Gen. K. V. Krishna Rao became Governor for J&K. |
12/30/1935 | Lord Reading, former Viceroy and Governor General of India, died at the age of 76 at UK. |
8/8/1948 | Dr. Yellapragada Subbarow, saintly scientist and nobel prize winner, passed away at Pearl River, New York. |
10/1/1886 | Baluchisthan became a part of India. |
7/23/1988 | Jahangir Khan, cricketer (4 Tests for India 1932-36), died. |
8/1/1997 | Nitin Mongia wins Laser standard in sailing championship in Hyderabad. |
12/31/1929 | At the Lahore session, under the Presidentship of Jawaharlal Nehru, the Congress adopted a resolution of 'Poorna Swaraj' (Complete Independence), the slogan given by Gandhiji. The tricolour flag of freedom was unfurled and 26th January 1930 was decided to be celebrated as Independence day every year. This session led to Civil Disobedience Movement, Dandi March to break the Salt Law, etc. |
9/29/1971 | Cyclone & tidal wave off Bay of Bengal kills as many as 10,000 people. |
12/20/1978 | Riots in many Indian cities in protest against Indira Gandhi's imprisonment. |
3/17/1910 | Smt. Anutai Wagh, great social worker, passed away. |
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