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Historical Event on 1/20/1993
Karnataka ministry expanded to include 27 more members; S.M. Krishna made Dy. CM.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
1/1/1924 | Krishna Mohan Jha, famous educationist, was born at Pokharia near Katihar (Purnea). |
1/31/1992 | The Securities and Exchange Board of India given statutory power as an autonomous body. |
12/1/1989 | Dr. Chenna Reddi (Congress-I) becomes CM of Andhra Pradesh. |
1/5/1659 | Aurangzeb defeated Shah Shuja in the battle of Khawan near Allahabad. |
2/11/1993 | Centre bans BJP rally in the capital on February 25. |
9/4/1888 | Mahatma Gandhi left for London, England to study Law. |
3/11/1989 | In Bihar, a 13-member ministry headed by Satyendra Narain Sinha, MP, was sworn in. |
7/4/1789 | British East India Company signed a treaty with the Nizam of Hydrabad and Peshwa of Pune against Tipu Sultan, King of Mysore, on the understanding that a cavalry of 10,000 would attack Tipu's territory and the conquered area would be divided amongst the three. |
1/2/1947 | Mahatma Gandhi met Lord Bevin, the personal emissary of British Prime Minister Winston Churchil, in Delhi. Beven is reported to have told the great man, ''Eighteen languages, 500 dialects, some 30 religions, a million Gods and Goddesses, 300 million individuals, an infinity of castes and sub castes, and a population (that is) practically illiterate and half of which (are) beggars or thieves... Good luck, sir! Such a nation is ungovernable! It'd take you centuries to get anywhere!''. Gandhiji wrapped his large, white shawl a little more closely around him, and modestly replied, 'India has eternity before her.. and ""All around me is utter darkness"". |
2/17/1976 | Urban Ceilings Act comes into force. |
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