Chicago Indian Community - ChicagoIndian.com
| | | | | | | | | | | |
 


 

Historical Event on 12/5/1657

Murad proclaimed himself Emperor of India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/11/1999The last total solar eclipse of the millenium was seen in northern parts of India and France. This eclipse lasted for 2 min and 23 sec.
4/30/1996Re-polling in 445 stations in six states.
1/12/1708Shahu was crowned as the Maratha ruler. Shahu, son of Sambhaji, entered Satara and released Aurangzeb's son Azam the previous year.
2/28/1930Strike by workers of the Nizam state railways over bonus.
1/30/1996Mob ransacks Kentucky Fried Chicken outlet in Bangalore.
1/31/1986Shri Vishwanath More, famous music director, passed away.
8/3/1967Rasiklal Das, great revolutionary, died.
12/28/2000India, Israel deal on Phalcon AWACS planes put on hold, pending change of guard in the U.S.
3/30/1994Bombay beat Bengal by 8 wickets to win Cricket's Ranji Trophy.
5/2/1992President J.B.Patnaik, former Orissa CM and PCC (I), arrested on corruption charges.