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Historical Event on 3/12/1991
Lok Sabha Speaker Rabi Ray admits to an Opposition-sponsored motion for removal of the Supreme Court Judge V. Ramaswamy for alleged misappropriation of public funds, and sets up a three-Judge committee to investigate.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
9/7/1998 | Swami Ranganathananda is elected the 13th president of the Ramakrishna Order. |
12/7/1782 | Hyder Ali, warrior of Mysore, passed away in a camp near Chittur. |
11/18/1937 | 1,100 prisoners freed after appeal by Gandhi, his first political act in year. |
9/20/1856 | Narayan Guru was born in Chempazhanthi village of Kerala. Sri Narayan Guru was a social reformer, led reform movement in Kerala, rejected casteism, and promoted new values of spiritual freedom and social equality. He also stressed the need for the spiritual and social uplift of the downtrodden by their own efforts through the establishment of temples and educational institutions. In the process, he denounced the superstitions that clouded the fundamental Hindu cultural convention of caste. |
12/11/1929 | Subhash Pandharinath ""Fergie"" Gupte, cricketer (brilliant Indian leg-spinner), was born in Bom |
8/5/1981 | Jagjivan Ram heads breakaway Congress(U) and calls new party Congress (J). |
6/15/1993 | PM Narasimha Rao visits Oman; India and Oman decide to give each other MFN status. |
4/25/1998 | The Government announces a new salary structure for university and college teachers, consequent to the implementation of the Fifth Pay Commission recommendations. |
8/29/1975 | Adinath Lahiri, leading geologist, passed away. |
10/1/1992 | Broadcasting of Zee TV started. |
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