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


 

Historical Event on 6/21/1999

Leander Paes was seeded number one in double's ranking. This was his highest double ranking.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/30/1903Lord Curzon opened the Imperial Library in in Metcalfe Hall at Calcutta.
10/1/1993The IAF joined in peace keeping duties in Somalia as part of the Indian contingent supporting UN operations.
10/1/1993Zahir Al-Din Muhammad Babur Shah (1526-30), prince and founder of Mughal dynasty in India, was born.
4/2/1994Governor Bhanu Prakash Singh dismisses Wilfred D'souza Government in Goa.
6/3/1999Flight Lieutenant K. Nachiketa is handed over by the International Committee of the Red Cross to the Indian High Commissioner inside the High Commission premises.
2/21/1979Yousuf Hussain, litterateur and brother of President Zakir Hussain Khan, passed away.
4/8/1923Plague in India killed 1,000 in past week.
7/6/1942Urmila Devi Shastri, freedom fighter and editor of ""Janma Bhoomi"", died due to non-medical facility and mal-nutrition in Jail. She has also written ""Karagaar Ke Anubhav"" in 1930. She was arrested for Satyagrah and forcefully closing of Foreign Goods.
12/3/1971Indo-Pakistan war begins. On the same day National Emergency was declared by the President of India due to war between both the countries.
6/28/1857Nana Sahib proclaimed himself as the Peshwa and called for the total extermination of the British power of India at Bithoor.