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


 

Historical Event on 5/26/1931

One hundred miners were trapped beneath a blazing mine. It was thought that there were unlikely to be any survivors in Madras.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/15/1937Kumar Shri Indrajitsinhji, cricketer (Indian keeper in 60's), was born in Jamnagar.
11/20/1942Attri Devi, freedom fighter, was arrested for further six months. She was earlier arrested for personal satyagraha and to hoist the national flag in Delhi Central Jail on January 26.
8/12/1991Parliament passes the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (prevention) amendment bill.
7/12/1994India expels Pak diplomat; Indian attache tortured in Islamabad.
4/19/1993Sanjay Dutt, film star, was held under TADA for possessing an AK-56 rifle.
9/11/1921Subramania Bharati, freedom fighter, Tamil poet and editor, passed away at an early age of 39.
1/15/1996Victoria Terminus (VT) station in Mumbai renamed Chhatrapati Shivaji Railway Terminus by the Centre.
7/29/1997Rabri Devi inducts 60 ministers, including 22 of cabinet rank, thus raising strength of her Council of Ministers to 74.
1/18/1997SC says telephone tapping is violation of fundamental rights but permits it by government in special circumstances.
9/9/1942Shirish Kumar, martyr, died.