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Historical Event on 3/26/1931
New Delhi replaces Calcutta as capital of British-Indies.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/13/1915 | Keshao Govind Jodh, social reformer, politician and lawyer, was born in Yevada, Maharashtra. |
| 4/16/1930 | Rioting continues in India as British police fire on mob of 10,000. |
| 6/7/1989 | Sheetal Pandya set up a world record at the age of 5 years. |
| 5/20/1940 | Amar Singh, cricketer (of pneumonia Indian pace bowler 1932-36), passed away. |
| 3/24/1974 | Lokprabha weekly started its publication. |
| 5/3/1913 | Dhundiraj Govind Phalke, more generally known as Dada Saheb Phalke, was responsible for the production of India's first fully indigenous silent four-reel feature film 'Raja Harishchandra' which heralded the birth of the Indian film industry. The film had titles in Hindi and English and was released on May 3, 1913 at the Coronation Cinematograph in Bombay. |
| 9/30/1992 | Laurie Baker wins Rs. 25 lakh UN World Habitat award. |
| 7/31/1940 | Udham Singh, fiery revolutionary, freedom fighter and social reformer, was hanged by the British Government in the Pantone Villa Jail, London. |
| 2/3/1986 | Pope John Paul II meets Mother Teresa at Calcutta. |
| 2/3/1986 | Sultan Mehmood completely destroyed the Temple of Somnath. |
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