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Historical Event on 10/26/1962
After Chinese attack, Emergency and Defence of India Ordinance was declared for the first time in India by the President.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
8/10/1930 | In the 'Gandhi Cap Case' in Guntur, the magistrate prohibits wearing of Gandhi caps within a five-mile radius of the town. |
4/1/1973 | India starts a drive to save tigers from extinction. |
3/3/1859 | A length of 119 miles of line was laid in the North from Allahabad to Kanpur. |
9/29/1991 | Ustad Yunus Hussain Khan, famous singer of 'Agra Gharana', passed away. |
9/15/1916 | Margaret Lockwood, film actress of 'Lady Vanishes' fame, was born in Karachi, India. |
10/2/1942 | Menka Devi, freedom fighter, was arrested by the police when she and her friends were carrying out Gandhi Jayanti procession. She was tortured with cigar butts and the administration set her house on fire. |
7/26/1844 | Gooroodas Banerjee was born in Calcutta. He was a Judge of Calcutta High Court. |
4/6/1773 | James Mill of Scotland, great philosopher and historian (British India), was born. |
3/25/1905 | Mirza Rasid Ali Baig, famous Indian politician, was born. |
3/21/1979 | Morarji Desai, PM, inaugurated the Backward Classes Commission in New Delhi. |
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