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Historical Event on 2/8/1897
Dr. Zakir Hussain, third President of India and Educationist, was born in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
10/12/1997 | Queen Elizebeth II, accompanied by husband Duke of Edinburgh Philips, arrived in New Delhi on a week-long state visit to mark India's 50th anniversary of Independence. |
5/4/1783 | Tipu Sultan was enthroned as the ruler of Mysore after the death of Haider Ali in a simple ceremony at Bednur. He continued the Second Mysore War against the English. He defeated many EnglishGenerals like Brithwhite & Col. Bailey. Tipu Sultan signed the treaty at Mangalore on 11th March 1784 A.D. which was known as the Mangalore treaty. |
2/10/1949 | Pune University' established. |
9/9/1872 | Sarladevi Chaudharani, Bengali poet, was born. |
5/20/1992 | V. Prabhakaran, LTTE supremo, heads the list of 41 accused in the SIT chargesheet. |
12/19/1857 | The trial on Raja Nahar Singh, who was arrested and then was prisioned at Metcalfe House, began on Saturday at 1100 hrs at Delhi. |
4/10/1982 | Indian National Satellite (INSAT-1A) launched. First operational multi-purpose communication and meteorology satellite procured from U.S.A.(Cape Canaveral). |
4/17/1999 | The Vajpayee Government resigns after it loses the confidence vote in the Lok Sabha by one vote - 269 to 270. |
5/22/1991 | Elections scheduled to be held on 23, 26 deferred to 12, 15 of June. |
6/13/2000 | Major General Manuel Saavedra of Uruguay appointed Chief Military observer of the U.N. Mission monitoring the LoC in Kashmir. |
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