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Historical Event on 1/10/1995

26th International Film Festival of India opens at Brabourne Stadium, Bombay.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/17/1879E.V. Ramaswami Naicker, prominent leader of Dravid movement and social reformer, was born at Erode in Tamil Nadu.
11/29/1961First cosmonaut of the world, Yuri Gagarin of Russia, came to India.
9/24/1829Anandram Dhekial Fukan, father of modern Assamia poetry and essay writer, was born.
4/10/1919Miss Mercia Sherwood, an English teacher, was assaulted by a mob in Amritsar. Brig. General. R.E.H. Dyer had given instructions to beat her.
4/14/1990Over 90 persons killed in an Airbus crash in Bangalore.
7/13/1995Devyani Chaubal, film journalist, passed away.
7/30/1947The part of Kashmir, North West Frontier Provience (NWFP), was swallowed up by Pakistan. The formality of raising the flag being done in November.
8/1/1966Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya (HPKV) was established at Palampur under the aegis of Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, to cater to the need of hilly areas of erstwhile Punjab.
7/31/1912Allan Octavian, great social reformer, patriot, lawyer, journalist and politician, passed away at the age of 84.
4/28/1701John Norris of Britain met Aurangjeb at Parnela in South India.