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Historical Event on 1/17/1999
Madhya Pradesh won its maiden Wills Trophy championship, defeating Bengal in the final of the limited overs cricket championship in Calcutta.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
2/7/1985 | Uday Merchant, cricketer (brother of Vijay, prolific scorer), passed away. |
5/29/1992 | Agni-India's IRB missile successfully test-fired from Orissa coast for the first time since May 22, 1989. |
1/1/1932 | Publication of Marathi Newspaper 'Sakal' started. |
2/1/1889 | Amrit Kaur, an eminent social worker, freedom fighter and political leader, was born a princess in the royal family of King Harman Singh of Kapoorthala. She assisted Gandhi for 18 years and was connected with World Health Organisation and Red Cross Society. |
10/11/1876 | Saint Gadgebaba, Bengali story writer and novelist, was born. |
4/6/1773 | James Mill of Scotland, great philosopher and historian (British India), was born. |
2/2/2000 | The Government decides to appoint former Chief Justice of India M.N. Venkatachaliah as the Chairman of the National Commission to review the Constitution. |
9/4/1996 | Celebration of Platinum jubilee of B.Y.L. Nair Charitable Hospital and Topiwal National Medical College from 4th September 1995 to 4th September 1996 (CIVIC). |
5/8/1930 | Gandhi followers mob Bombay to protest his arrest. |
4/5/1919 | India's first modern shipping company Scindia Steam Navigation's first ship 'Liberty' started its journey. The weight of the ship was 5,940 tonnes. |
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