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Historical Event on 10/9/1946
Jinnah's 9-point demands conveyed to Congress.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
8/25/1917 | The first significant step towards the Indianization of the Army was initiated when seven selected Indians, serving in the Army, were granted King's Commission in the Infantry and the Cavalry. Before the World War ended, two more Indians, who previously held temporary commissions, were granted King's Commission. |
10/18/1901 | Mahatma Gandhi sails for India. |
4/6/1897 | Gandhiji submits long memorial to Chamberlain, Secretary of State for Colonies, regarding landing incidents background. Carries on programme of petitioning local and Imperial authorities, as well as of communicating with British and Indian public men regarding discriminatory laws. |
7/10/1994 | Ramrao Raghoba Rane, Paramveer Chakra awardee, died. |
11/12/1999 | A 50-member BJP ministry led by Ram Prakash Gupta is sworn in Uttar Pradesh. |
6/29/1992 | Congress (I) nominates K. R. Narayanan for the Vice-Presidentship. |
4/8/1894 | Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, famous novelist and writer of national song 'Vande Mataram', died at the age of 55. Some of his writings are 'Anandmath' and 'Kapal Kundala'. |
12/16/1770 | Ludwig Van Beethoven, greatest musician, poet and innovator, was born. |
2/4/1991 | An abortive bid to hijack a Calcutta-Agartala flight by a 24-year old youth. |
8/15/1993 | Five more Doordarshan channels launched. |
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