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Historical Event on 9/29/1992
Ramesh Krishnan and Leander Paes put India into the World round of 16 nations in the Davis Cup tennis by defeating Britain (4-1)
Other Historical Dates and Events |
11/2/1994 | Three British hostages freed in Saharanpur, UP, after a fierce encounter. |
6/16/1950 | Mithun Chakravorty, famous Hindi film actor, was born. |
9/2/1996 | Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand beats Garry Kasparov in Rapid Chess tournament in Geneva. |
12/20/1876 | Bankinchrandra Chattopadhyay wrote ""Vande Mataram"". |
6/7/1606 | Guru Arjundev, fifth Guru of Sikhs, passed away. |
1/28/1895 | Shankarrao Dattatray Dev, veteran Congress leader, Gandhian and Sarvoday leader, was born. |
4/9/1965 | Fighting breaks out in the Rann of Kutch between Indian and Pakistani troops. Pakistan attacked Indian borders, Sardar Post, Chhar Bet and Beria Bet, this was manned by the State Armed Police Batallions. In Kutch launched its 8th Infantry Division supported by two regiments of M47/48 Pattons. Operation 'Desert Hawk' was launched to draw away reserves from other vulnerable areas, and possibly to test India's resolve. The Indian Army did not rise to the bait. |
6/11/1991 | Over 106.6 million voters go to the second phase of national polls. |
12/25/1876 | Mohamad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan, was born. |
2/13/1861 | Colonel Bernard Irwin attacks & defeats hostile Chiricahua Indians. |
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