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Historical Event on 03/11/1399
While returning to his country, Timur Lung looted and destroyed Delhi and parts of North India including Hardwar, the Ganga pilgrimage town, and crossed Sindhu River.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
9/12/1779 | Garibdas, follower of Saint Kabir and founder of 'Garib Panth', died. |
5/28/1923 | Nandamuri Tarak Ramarao, film star, former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh and founder of Telgu Desam Party, was born. He has acted in many films including 'Patal Bhairavi'. |
5/20/1996 | Janaki Ramachandran, chief minister of Tamil Nadu (1988), passed away. |
4/6/1966 | Mihir Sen, first Indian swimmer to achieve many remarkable feats, swam across the 'Palk Strait' measuring 22 kms between India & Sri Lanka (Cylone). |
4/14/1995 | India beats Sri Lanka to win the Asia Cricket Cup final in Sharjah. |
6/27/1922 | Vaidyalingam Akhiladam Perunglur, Gyanpeeth awardee and famous Tamil author, was born. |
8/15/1994 | Sukumar Gupta, a socialist, dies. |
3/5/1997 | Pravin Thipsay wins the United Insurance GM chess tournament in Dhaka. |
11/1/1954 | French handed over their territories of Pondicherry, Mahe, Karikal and Yanon to the Government of India. |
12/16/2000 | Indian Airlines wins the 60th National Hockey championship in Jammu. |
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