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Historical Event on 5/5/1929
Curfew was imposed in a bid to quell Hindu-Muslim riots that had claimed 21 lives in Bombay.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
12/27/1977 | The Congress party splits into two factions, one supporting and one opposing Indira Gandhi. |
4/1/1935 | The Reserve Bank of India was established as a Central Bank and the job of issuing notes was entrusted to this bank. The Commissioner's office which issued currency was abolished and was substituted by the Governer of the RBI. The issue offices scattered around the country came to be called as the regional offices of the Reserve Bank. |
4/8/1998 | India enters into a historical partnership with France with the formal launch of a joint programme for restoring and protecting the Taj Mahal. |
12/23/1944 | U C Joshi, cricketer (Sussex off-spinner 1970-74 from India), was born. |
2/22/1845 | Serampore of Hooghly district and Balasore cities from Dutch purchased East Indian Company. |
9/23/1908 | Ramdhari Singh Dinkar, famous Hindi poet, was born. |
7/27/1927 | Krishna Baldev Vaid, famous story writer and novelist, was born. |
10/6/1858 | Nanasaheb Peshwa, a revolutionary of first mutiny, died. |
10/24/1890 | Shishirkumar Mitra, Physics expert, was born in Calcutta. |
6/27/1964 | Teen Murti Bhavan, official residence of the Prime Minister of India, became the Nehru Memorial Museum. |
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