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Historical Event on 11/23/1999
Vinod Chandra Pandey takes over as the Governor of Bihar.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
10/22/1873 | Swami Rama Tirtha, great social reformer and poet, was born at Murariwala village of Gujranwala district. He lectured throughout Japan and America spreading "practical Vedant |
2/20/1863 | Pandit A. R. Rajrajvarma, famous Malyalam poet, grammer expert and Sanskrit expert, was born. |
1/1/1892 | Mahadev Haribhai Desai, follower of Gandhiji, was born in Surat district. |
3/4/1925 | Jyotirindranath Tagore, great Bengali litterateur and poet, passed away. |
11/13/1917 | Vasantrao Banduji Patil, former Chief Minister of Maharashtra, was born. |
8/20/1986 | A restructured 20-point programme announced. |
4/2/1991 | Asom Gana Parishad splits. |
8/30/1989 | Anti-government riots leave at least 11 dead. |
5/22/1961 | Jnanpeeth Award was instituted and the first award was given in 1965. This award is given for the best creative literary writing by any Indian citizen in any of the languages included in the VIII Schedule of the Indian Constitution. The award carries a cash price of Rs 2.5 lakh, a citation and a bronze momento. |
7/19/1974 | Udham Singh's, revolutionary, ashes brought to Delhi from London. |
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