Horoscope	Baby Names	Festivals
Articles	Pictures	Videos
India News	Indian Food	Drivers License Information
Hot Deals	Immigration	Health & Lifestyle
Mortgage Calculator	Jobs	Blogs
Advertise	Currency Convertor	Shop Amazon

Atlanta Indian Community - AtlantaIndian.com

HOME

BUSINESS PAGES

RECIPES

Quick Links

Festivals

Select City

Historical Event on 12/14/1999
India lost to Australia by 285 runs in Adelaide in the first cricket Test.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/1/1915	Rajindersingh Bedi, Urdu story writer and Hindi film story writer, was born.
11/19/1917	Indira (Pridarshani) Gandhi, the first Indian Lady Prime Minister, was born at Allahabad. She was the only child of Jawharlal Nehru and took active participation in freedom fight by forming ""Vanar Sena"" (a team of young detectives). She lead India in a successful war against Pakistan to seperate East and West Pakistans and establish the nation of Banglades
12/11/1990	Naresh Chandra was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-07-1992
10/16/1997	Queen Elizabeth visits Kalakshetra where she witnesses Bharatanatyam show and film shooting at MGR Film City, Taramani in Chennai. She also goes to Kancheepuram and Sriperumbudur (Rajiv Gandhi memorial).
2/8/1986	Sister Alphonsa was beatified by his Holiness Pope John-ll at Kottayam. She was the first woman from India to be raised to this honour. (19-7-96).
12/4/1998	Sonia Gandhi said the Congress(I) was prepared to meet the challenge of contesting a mid-term poll if it was forced on the country. But it would not take any initiative to pull down the BJP-led coalition.
8/14/1947	Pakistan was partitioned from India. Gandhiji hailed the following day as one of rejoicing for deliverance from British bondage.
10/16/1905	Bengal was partitioned by Lord Curzon on the pretext of it being too big to administer. Instead of dividing it on the basis of non-Bengali areas, the division was on the basis of Hindus and Muslims. Britishers thought that would succeed in increasing Hindu - Muslim tensions. The tremor of partition was felt throughout India and was regarded as an insult and challenge to Indian Nationalism. A movement was launched by the moderates. New method of protests 'Swadeshi and Swaraj' became the slogan of the common man and the whole of India was drawn into the national movement.
9/20/1932	Gandhiji commences ""fast unto death"" (hunger strike) in Poona prison to secure abolition of separate electorates for Harijans and untouchables.
6/16/1920	Hemant Chaudhary, famous singer and music director, was born.

Explore

Contribute Articles

Contribute Videos

Contribute Recipes

Contribute Pictures

AtlantaIndian.com is operated under IndianLoop.com network (Broadlink, LLC site) and is a Trademark of BroadLink, LLC. Any unauthorized use of these Trademarks is strictly prohibited.
All the content on this site is protected under the copyright law. No content can be reproduced in any form without the written consent of BroadLink, LLC.

Select City

Historical Event on 12/14/1999 India lost to Australia by 285 runs in Adelaide in the first cricket Test.

Historical Event on 12/14/1999
India lost to Australia by 285 runs in Adelaide in the first cricket Test.