|
|
Historical Event on 10/2/1942
Menka Devi, freedom fighter, was arrested by the police when she and her friends were carrying out Gandhi Jayanti procession. She was tortured with cigar butts and the administration set her house on fire.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/16/1877 | Ardaseer Cursetjee Wadia, professor, pioneer and innovator, died. He was the first Indian who was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society, London. He introduced lighting by gas and was the first to build ""INDUS"", a steam-ship in India in 1833. He also introduced sewing machine, photography and electro-plat |
| 12/14/1920 | Akali Dal established. |
| 6/3/1890 | Baburao Painter (Baburao Krishnaji Meshri), famous painter, sculptor, film producer and director, was born. |
| 6/10/1888 | Balraj Bhalla, revolutionary, was born. |
| 10/2/1996 | Mother Teresa made honorary US citizen. |
| 1/27/1970 | Probir Sen, cricketer, 20 catches & 11 stumpings and 14 Tests for India, passed away. |
| 5/6/1993 | Violence in Orissa state secretariat, CM manhandled. |
| 2/18/1665 | The Portuguese handover Mumbai island to England. |
| 8/7/1990 | Govt. of India accepts the Mandal Commission's recommendations and decides to reserve 27\% jobs for the backward classes. Violent protests rock parts of Northern India against Mandal Commission. |
| 1/27/1926 | Arunkumar Vaidya, former General of Indian Army, was born. |
|
![]()
|
|
|
