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


 

Historical Event on 6/18/1988

V.P.Singh defeats Congress rival Sunil Shastri in Allahabad Lok Sabha election.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/10/1992Dr. D.S.Tyagi, Chairman of the Agricultural Costs and Prices Commission, was shot dead by suspected Sikh terrorists in Delhi.
9/21/1945British promise India independence.
6/2/1986One thousand Sikhs arrested at demonstrations in Punjab.
8/3/1947Shetkari Kamgar Party was established at Devachi Alandi.
10/3/1984India's longest distance train Himsagar Express (from Jammu Tavi to Kanya Kumari) was first flagged.
10/4/1996Delhi court issues non-bailable warrant against PVN Rao and three others in the St. Kitts forgery case.
1/20/1871Sir Ratanji Jamshedji Tata, famous Indian industrialist, was born.
12/8/1932Indian Air Force Act was passed.
5/22/1772Raja Ram Mohan Roy, great social reformer, lawyer and politician and founder of Brahmo Samaj, was born at Radhanagar in Hooghly district, Bengal.
1/24/1950Dr. Rajendra Prasad was elected to become the first President of India and 'Jana Gana Mana....' was accepted as the National Anthem of the country.