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Historical Event on 11/2/1950
India rebukes Mao for invasion of Tibet.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
9/24/1873 | Mahatma Jyotirao Phule established the 'Satyashodhak Samaj'. |
10/2/1930 | Jayasinghrao Mansingrao Ghorpade, cricketer (8 Tests for India 1952-59 with little impact), was born in Panchgani, Maharashtra. |
1/10/1964 | Battles between Muslims & Hindus in Calcutta. |
2/6/1937 | Baldev Singh, Chahal campaigner, was born. |
4/19/1976 | Maharshi Dayanand University established in Haryana. |
6/1/1904 | Four Language panel were used for Rangoon. This panel had languages namely Burmese, Urdu, Tamil and Chinese. |
5/22/1940 | Erapalli Anantrao Srinivasarao Prasanna, cricketer (one of India's big four spinners, Right-arm Off-break Bowler), was born at Bangalore. He is also the receipent of Arjun Award (1968) and Padmashree (1970). |
2/18/1931 | Swraj Paul, Indian and British industrialist and multi-millionaire (Caparo), was born. |
12/1/1911 | Dayarnav Raghunath Kopardekar, founder of ""Indrayani Sahitya Prakashan Sanstha"", was born. |
12/10/1969 | Norman Borlaug, the Iowa-born crop expert, whose research on new strains of high-yielding rice and wheat has led to a Green Revolution in developing countries, was awarded the Nobel peace prize today. Working at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center of Mexico since 1944, Borlaug, 56, has directed a team of agronomists working on the development of new crop plant strains that have allowed Third World farmers to multiply yields dramatically. His organization has trained farm technicians from 29 countries, including India, Pakistan and Turkey, enabling them to move steadily toward the goal of self-sufficiency in food production. |
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