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Historical Event on 2/21/1952
The XV Indian Olympic Games in Madras.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
7/20/1911 | Mohammed Baqa Jilani Khan, Indian cricket fast bowler (Test 1936), was born in Jullandur. |
9/22/1931 | Gandhi meets Charlie Chaplin in London. |
11/7/1974 | South Africa beats India in Women's Open in 63rd Tennis Davis Cup. |
8/25/1998 | Resurgent India Bonds garner more than 4 billion dollars of which 30\% are from the Middle East, 20\% each from South east Asia, US and Europe. |
2/1/1964 | Judge Pralhad Balacharya Gajendragadkar became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 15.03.1966. |
1/30/1948 | Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, the spiritual leader of Indian independence, was shot and killed by a Hindu extremist. The 78-year-old Gandhi was shot at point-blank range as he was walking through a garden to a pergola, where he was to deliver his daily prayer meeting. |
6/19/1877 | Pandurang Chimanaji Patil, famous agriculturist of Maharashtra, was born. |
11/2/1976 | Lok Sabha passes the 42nd Constitution Amendment Bill making India a Socialist Secular Republic and laying down the fundamental duties of citizens. |
2/25/1995 | Bomb attack on a train in Assam; 27 soldiers killed. |
4/29/1998 | India and Myanmar agree upon steps to ensure trans-border security, cooperation in the fight against trafficking of narcotics and implementation of mutually beneficial cross-border projects. |
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