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Historical Event on 5/13/1995
Renowned environmentalist Maurice F. Strong chosen for the Jawaharlal Nehru International Understanding awarded for 1992.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
7/18/1909 | Vishnu Dey, Gyanpeeth awardee and famous Bengali poet, was born. |
12/3/1999 | Bhopal gas victims take out rallies to mark the 15th anniversary of the tragedy. |
2/18/1905 | Shyamji Krishna Varma established India House in London to help Indians visiting England. He also established the Indian Home Rule society, which helped him to raise his voice against British Domination in India. |
2/15/1945 | Indian troops capture Pagan at Burma. |
6/16/1992 | P. D. Dhhavle, former editor of daily newspaper `Maharashtra', passed away. |
8/3/1930 | Jai Prakash, educationist, was born at Jaunpur. |
5/10/1901 | Sir Jagdish Chandra Bose, Indian scientist, in the hall of the Royal Society, London, which was packed with eminent scientists today on May 10, 1901 proved that ""plants and animal have similar touch sense"". |
3/21/1982 | Nadmuri Tarak Rama Rao forms Telugu Desam Party in Andhra Pradesh. |
7/2/1757 | Nawab Siraj-ud-Daula was captured and assassinated. He was stabbed with a knife by Muhammad Beg at the instance of Miran, son of Mir Zafar. |
9/16/1931 | Political prisoners Tarkeshwar Dutta and Santosh Mitra were shot by an officer at Hijli detention camp near Kharagpur. They were arrested for attending the Hijli meeting. |
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