|
|
Historical Event on 5/11/1895
Jiddu Krishnamurti, great Indian profound philosopher of international repute, was born at Madanapalle, Andhra Predesh. His famous book ""Song of Life"" contains most of his philosophical thoughts and teachings.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/9/1877 | Muhammad Iqbal, Urdu poet, was born in Sialkot (now in Pakistan). |
| 7/13/1930 | Swarup Kishan Reu, cricket test umpire for 17 tests from 1978-85, was born in Delhi and was honoured by Padmashree in 1986. He joins the record of umpiring most Tests for India. |
| 5/20/1992 | Jayalalitha sacks R. M. Veerappan from her cabinet in Tamil Nadu. |
| 8/16/1996 | CBI raids house of former minister Sukh Ram and finds cash and jewellery to the tune of Rs. 3 crore. |
| 1/26/1961 | Special stamps dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi in the Champion of Liberty series issued by the United States postal department. |
| 10/27/1973 | The first Ladies Police Station started functioning at Calicut in Kerala. |
| 1/16/1948 | Pakistan charges India with systematic campaign to wipe out Muslims. |
| 10/11/1994 | Molly Chacko at Hiroshima sets record for 3000m (Women) in 9.06.42. |
| 9/19/1996 | Suresh Mehta ministry is dismissed, President's rule imposed. |
| 1/3/1836 | Munshi Newal Kishore, son of Jamuna Prasad Bhargava--a zamindar of Aligarh-- and a great erudite scholar, educationist, nationalist, social worker and a pioneer industrialist, was born. He was the founder of Navalkishore Press, Lucknow (1858), which published 2612 books that elaborated Hindi literature. He was the Publisher of Awadhi Newspaper in Asia. |
|
![]()
|
|
|
