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Historical Event on 4/10/1919

Miss Mercia Sherwood, an English teacher, was assaulted by a mob in Amritsar. Brig. General. R.E.H. Dyer had given instructions to beat her.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/12/1975Drugaprasad Dhar, former deputy president of Planning Commission, died.
4/17/1917V.Sp. Manickam, famous Hndi writer, was born at Melasivapuri (Pudukkottai).
3/20/1782Colonel James Tod, author and researcher of Rajput history, was born.
3/20/1782Amir Timur left Delhi. He took the title 'Emperor of India' and recrossed the Indus on March 11.
8/25/1965Indian troops cross the Kashmir ceasefire line pursuing Pakistani infiltrators.
6/25/1888Lord Louis Mountbatten, British politician, was born.
11/18/1973Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry, passed away. She came to India in 1914.
12/31/1995Air Chief Marshal Satish Kumar Sareen PVSM, AVSM, VM, ADC., became the Air Officer Commanding, Indian Air Force. He was in this office till 31/Dec/1998.
11/16/1913Agnihotri Ambadas Shankar, journalist and litterateur, was born.
8/19/1947Vinayak Damodar Karnataki (Master Vinayak), famous Marathi actor, director and producer, died.