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Historical Event on 7/8/1954
Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister of India, inaugurated world's longest Bhakra-Nangal Dam canal at Punjab.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
6/11/1999 | India provided incontrovertible tape evidence of Pakistan's involvement in the Kargil sector. The Indian army killed 23 intruders in the Batalik and Dras sectors but lost 15 of its men. |
6/6/1903 | A full length theatre plays like 'Bankimchandrer Sitararn', 'Alibaba' , 'Bhramar', 'Hariraj' , 'Sarla' and 'Buddhadeb' were released at Classic Theatre. These plays were picturised by Hiralal Sen with support of great dramatist Amar Nath Dutt. The main roles were performed by Amar Dutt, N.C. Basu and Kusum Kumari and rest of the characters belonged to the Classic Theatre of Calcutta. They received a great applause from the audience. |
11/22/1928 | British King George confined to bed with congested lung; Queen to take over duties. |
10/30/1997 | Kerala Kaumudi's Kannur edition and Internet edition begin. |
11/5/1950 | Faiyaj Khan, famous singer of Indian classical music, died. |
10/21/1989 | Sukhdev Singh alias Sukha and Harminder Singh alias Jinda sentenced to death for the murder of former Army Chief Gen. A. K. Vaidya. |
1/10/1996 | Supreme Court tells Arunachal Pradesh to give protection to Chakma refugees. |
5/30/1962 | 69 killed in a bus crash near Ahmedabad. |
2/19/1993 | SC Jamir elected leader of the Congress (I) Legislature Party in Nagaland. |
10/3/1913 | Sudangsu Abinash Banerjee, 'Montu', cricketer, (5 wickets, 1 test vs West Indies) was born in Calcutta. |
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