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Historical Event on 5/30/1977
Express Train fell into Beki river in Assam killing 44 persons.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
10/9/1970 | Production of Uranium 233 started at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre in Bombay. |
4/24/1998 | India wins the Coca Cola Cup at Sharjah, beating Australia by six wickets in the final. |
8/15/1997 | The Government bans doctors from determining the sex of the foetus. |
12/21/1911 | Central Bank of India established. |
12/26/1991 | Militant Sikhs kill 55 & wound 70 in India. |
9/22/1996 | Passport seekers are given an option of 10 years (Rs. 300) or 20 years (Rs. 600) period. |
1/25/1880 | Brahmo Samaj of modernisation and fraternity amongst religions Nababidhan Keshab Chandra Sen introduced. |
1/25/1880 | Mughal Emperor Akbar was proclaimed as successor of Humayun at the age of tewelve years at Kalanur, Gurudaspur district, Punjab. Akbar (1542-1605), grandson of Babur, became third Mughal Emperor at the age of 13 years. He de-established Islam as state religion and declared himself impartial ruler of Hindus and Muslims. He also encouraged Art, Culture and Religious Tolerance. |
11/1/1858 | Her Majesty Queen Victoria was no longer amused with the Company's loss of control, and India came directly under the Crown of 'Princes, Chiefs and People of India'. Britain Government took over administrative powers from East India Company to rule India. |
1/16/1938 | Sarat Chandra Chatterji, famous Bengali novelist and writer, passed away. |
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