Category This Day in History

Important Days – Important Events 1999 – Indian Airlines Flight 814 hijacking ended after seven days with the release of 190 survivors at Kandahar Airport, Afghanistan. Birth/Birth Anniversary 1912 – John Frost, Indian-English general (d. 1993) 1925 – Sri Lal…

Important Days Important Events 1890 – Wounded Knee Massacre on Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, 300 Lakota are killed by the United States 7th Cavalry Regiment. Birth/Birth Anniversary 1844 – Womesh Chunder Bonnerjee, Indian barrister and was the first president of…

Important Days – Important Events 1885 – Indian National Congress, a political party of India, is founded in Bombay Presidency, British India. Birth/Birth Anniversary 1932 – Dhirubhai Ambani, Indian businessman, founded Reliance Industries (d. 2002) 1937 – Ratan Tata, Indian…

Important Days Good Governance Day (India) Tulsi Pujan Diwas (India) Important Events Birth/Birth Anniversary 1861 – Madan Mohan Malaviya, Indian educator, lawyer, and politician, President of the Indian National Congress (d. 1946) 1876 – Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Indian-Pakistani lawyer and…

Important Days – Important Events 1999 – Indian Airlines Flight 814 is hijacked in Indian airspace between Kathmandu, Nepal, and Delhi, India. The aircraft landed at Kandahar in Afghanistan. The incident ended on December 31 with the release of 190…

Important Days – Important Events – Birth/Birth Anniversary 1932 – U. R. Ananthamurthy, Indian author, poet, and critic (d. 2014) 1959 – Krishnamachari Srikkanth, Indian cricketer 1963 – Govinda, Indian actor, singer, and politician 1972 – Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy,…

Important Days International Human Solidarity Day (International) Important Events – Birth/Birth Anniversary 1909 – Vakkom Majeed, Indian journalist and politician (d. 2000) 1945 – Sivakant Tiwari, Indian-Singaporean lawyer and author (d. 2010) Death/ Death Anniversary 1915 – Upendrakishore Ray, Indian…

Important Days Goa Liberation Day Important Events 1927 – Three Indian revolutionaries, Ram Prasad Bismil, Roshan Singh and Ashfaqulla Khan, are executed by the British Raj for participation in the Kakori conspiracy.1929 – The Indian National Congress promulgates the Purna…