Washington DC, Virginia, Maryland Indian Community - washingtondcIndian.com
| | | | | | | | | | | |
 


 

Historical Event on 7/1/1821

Daily newspaper 'Mumbai Samachar' was published.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/3/1890Khan Abdul Gafar Khan, follower of Mahatma Gandhi, was born.
2/18/1998C. Subramaniam, former Maharashtra Governor, is awarded Bharat Ratna.
2/3/1992Kapil Dev becomes the second highest wicket-taker in Test Cricket when he took his 400th wicket, that of Mark Taylor, in the Perth Test (New Zealand's Richard Hadlee with 431 wickets being the first).
9/18/1803Puri was captured by Britishers from the Marathas without any struggle.
3/1/1908Tata Iron & Steel Company was the first steel company to be established in India.
4/6/1997Gen. Kofi Annan,UN Secretary, arrives in New Delhi for NAM conference.
11/13/1901War Secretary Brodrick claimed that Boers were killing natives in large numbers. He intended to withdraw troops from India to fight in S. Africa at London.
11/13/1901Akbar attacked on Malwa at Sarangpur and defeated Bajbahadar.
2/24/2000The Subrahmanyam Committee report tabled in the Lok Sabha. The panel concluded that the Pakistan intrusion in Kargil took the Indian security establishment by surprise.
12/17/1830Simon Bolivar, great dynamic leader and social reformer, died.