Important Days Important Events International Migrants Day Birth/Birth Anniversary 1887 – Bhikhari Thakur, Indian actor, singer, and playwright (d. 1971) 1928 – Mirza Tahir Ahmad, Indian-English caliph and author (d. 2003) 1955 – Vijay Mallya, Indian businessman and politician 1961 Read More …
Category: This Day in History
On This Day 17 December
Important Days Important Events 1927 – Indian revolutionary Rajendra Lahiri is hanged in Gonda jail, Uttar Pradesh, India, two days before the scheduled date. 1928 – Indian revolutionaries Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev Thapar and Shivaram Rajguru assassinate British police officer James Read More …
On This Day 16 December
Important Days Victory Day (Bangladesh) Victory Day (India) Important Events 1773 – American Revolution: Boston Tea Party: Members of the Sons of Liberty disguised as Mohawk Indians dump hundreds of crates of tea into Boston harbor as a protest against Read More …
On This Day 14 December
Important Days – Important Events – Birth/Birth Anniversary 1918 – B. K. S. Iyengar, Indian yoga instructor and author, founded Iyengar Yoga (d. 2014) 1924 – Raj Kapoor, Indian actor, director, and producer (d. 1988) 1934 – Shyam Benegal, Indian Read More …
On This Day 13 December
Important Days – Important Events 1636 – The Massachusetts Bay Colony organizes three militia regiments to defend the colony against the Pequot Indians. This organization is recognized today as the founding of the National Guard of the United States. 1977 Read More …
On This Day 11 December
Important Days Indiana Day (United States) Important Events – Birth/Birth Anniversary 1882 – Subramania Bharati, Indian journalist and poet (d. 1921) 1922 – Dilip Kumar, Pakistani-Indian actor, director, and screenwriter 1929 – Subhash Gupte, Indian cricketer (d. 2002) 1931 – Read More …
On This Day 12 December
Important Days – Important Events – Birth/Birth Anniversary 1925 – Dattu Phadkar, Indian cricketer (d. 1985) 1940 – Sharad Pawar, Indian politician, Indian Minister of Agriculture 1950 – Rajinikanth, Indian actor 1981 – Yuvraj Singh, Indian cricketer Death/ Death Anniversary Read More …
On This Day 10 December
Important Days Human Rights Day (International) On this day the United Nations (UN) adopted Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948 and ever since then on this date we observe Human Rights Day across the world. Human Rights Day outline Read More …
On This Day 9 December
Important Days International Anti-Corruption Day अंतर्राष्ट्रीय भ्रष्टाचार निरोधक दिवस The day focuses on the ill effects of corruption, which is one of the most notorious socio-political phenomena that affects all countries. The Day is observed to create awareness about it. Read More …