Denver Indian Community - DenverIndian.com
| | | | | | | | | | | |
 


 

Historical Event on 6/17/1950

Syed Wazir Ali, cricketer (7 Tests for India), passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/26/1947Nawab of Bhopal announced accession of the Bhopal state to the Indian Dominion.
8/26/1947Akbar responded with alacrity and arrived at Ahmadabad and made adequate arrangements for its administration.
3/29/1992The expert committee recomends an autonomous council for the Jharkhand region of Bihar.
4/14/1659Aurangzeb defeated his brother Dara Shukoh to capture the throne of Delhi.
6/24/1946Gandhiji meets Cabinet Mission.
4/26/1990V. R. P. Menon, an Air Force Engineer, broke the world record in Chandigargh.
4/13/1984India beat Pak by 58 runs to win the first Cricket Asia Cup in Sharjah.
10/1/1854Postal stamp introduced in India. These lithographed stamps were of denominations of half anna and one anna. These stamps bore the Head of Queen Victoria with India at top and value at bottom. The half anna stamp was printed between May 5 to July 29 and printing of one anna stamp commenced on July 26.
1/24/1857Calcutta University established.
12/15/1803East India Company captured Orrisa state.