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Historical Event on 8/9/1902

King Edward VII was crowned the emperor of Great Britain at Westminster Abbey after the death of his mother Queen Victoria. Earlier, he had held a grand function in which nearly 4,56,000 invitees celebrated this royal feast.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/23/1996Sitaram Kesri elected provisional president of Congress (I).
8/15/1947India gains independence from the British rule and Pakistan emerges as a separate Islamic nation. Around 600,000 die in clashes during the subsequent population exchange of 14 million people between the two new countries.
8/29/1991Second operational Indian Remote Sensing satellite (IRS-1B) launched by a Russian launch vehicle, Vostok. It is still in service.
8/12/199272 militants surrendered before Punjab CM Beant Singh.
1/22/1980Bal Ram Jakhar elected Lok Sabha Speaker.
8/9/1902King Edward VII was crowned the emperor of Great Britain at Westminster Abbey after the death of his mother Queen Victoria. Earlier, he had held a grand function in which nearly 4,56,000 invitees celebrated this royal feast.
5/1/1927Dr. Namwar Singh was born.
11/5/1945Case was filed against the Azad Hind Army Soldiers at Red Fort in Delhi.
10/24/1997Kerala bans ragging in educational institutions by an ordinance.
3/23/1898Nalinibala Devi, Assamia poet, was born.