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Historical Event on 3/1/1919
Mahatma Gandhi announced his desire to start 'Satyagraha' against proposed Rowlatt Act meant to curb civil and political liberties.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
7/8/1958 | Lord Canning declared that since peace was established, it is better known as end of Indian Mutiny, 1857. |
5/13/1998 | India conducts two more nuclear tests at Pokhran. The US slaps sanctions. The Prime Minister says India will face down sanctions. |
5/20/1750 | Tipu Sultan, tiger of Mysore, was born. He was the son of Hyder Ali and born at Devanhalli village near Bangalore. Hyder Ali named his son after a great Sufi saint namely Tipu Mastan Aulia. Tipu Sultan was a great revolutionary freedom fighter, social reformer, musician and architect. |
5/25/1995 | Voting on the Criminal Law Bill differed again in Rajya Sabha. |
10/28/1947 | Sheikh Mohammad Abdulla invited to form an interim government in J&K. |
1/30/1905 | Pitamber Das, social reformer and politician, was born at Mowana, U.P. |
3/29/1978 | Jayasinghrao Mansinghrao Ghorpade, cricketer, 8 Tests for India and 229 runs, passed away. |
8/10/1755 | Narayanrao Peshwa was born. |
12/29/1983 | Gavaskar makes the highest Test Cricket score by an Indian, 236* vs West Indies. |
7/15/1903 | Kumaraswamy Kamraj, great freedom fighter, social reformer, political leader and member of the Lok Sabha, was born in a trading family at Virudhunagar in Tamil Nadu. |
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