Minneapolis, St. Paul, Rocheter, Duluth, Bloomington Indian Community - MinneapolisIndian.com
| | | | | | | | | | | |
 


 

Historical Event on 9/4/1947

Gandhiji breaks fast.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/25/1897Dr. Amarnath Jha, educationist, was born.
5/11/1919Troops under General Barrett inflicted a sharp reverse today on the invading Afghans at Bagh Springs. The whole of the frontier area was up in arms with tribesmen threatening Landi Khotal and martial law being proclaimed in Peshawar. It was expected however that General Barrett, well equipped with guns and airplanes, would soon control the situation. Reports had been reaching London for some time about the possibility of an Afghan incursion following the murder of the pro-British Emir Habibullah. His third son, Amanullah Khan, who took over the throne, was known to be hostile toward the government of India.
1/9/1994Indian diplomats and staff members evacuated from war-ravaged Kabul.
10/17/1920Bhartiya Communist Party was formed at Tashkent with seven members including M.N. Roy, Birendra Chattopadhyay and Abani Mukherji.
2/10/1946Gandhiji revives 'Harijan' and allied group of weekly journals.
8/12/1946Viceroy announces invitation to Congress to form provisional Government.
6/18/1991Congress emerges as the largest party in Lok Sabha polls though short of an absolute majority.
10/18/1995Punjab CM Harcharan Singh Brar inducts All India Youth Congress President Maninderjit Singh Bitta in to the cabinet.
8/1/1997Lt. Gen. Ved Prakash Malik to be next chief of Army staff. Gen. Shankar Roy Chowdhury retires on September 30.
9/11/1875Koyaji Jahangir Kuwanrji, famous economist, was born.