|
|
Historical Event on 8/17/1947
The first British troop leaves for England after Indian independence.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/11/1906 | Mysore Gururaj Vijayasarathi, cricket Test umpire for 13 tests from 1951-60, was born in Karnataka. |
| 12/1/1989 | V. P. Singh is named the new prime minister. |
| 11/5/1920 | Indian Red Cross society was founded in India under Bengal Act VIII. St.John Ambulance Association is a wing of this societywhich directed Improvement of Health, Prevention of Diseases and Mitigation of Suffering activities. |
| 1/17/1913 | Yadvendra Singh, HH LtG. Maharaja of Patial, cricketer (scored 24 & 60 in only Test India vs England), was born in Patiala, Punjab. |
| 4/23/1946 | Commonwealth Occupation Forces in Japan, exchanging its Spitfire Vllls for Mk XlVs in October and arriving in Japan aboard HMS vengence. |
| 2/17/1991 | Krishnabai Mote, famous author and social worker, passed away. |
| 5/16/1998 | India rejects China's charges on N-tests. |
| 2/14/1628 | 5th Mughal Emperor Shahjahan was crowned. |
| 7/6/1917 | Bhandarkar Prachyavidya Sanshodhak Mandir' was established. |
| 4/18/1961 | Pamella Bordes, photographer and model, was born in New Dehli, India. |
|
![]()
|
|
|
