Atlanta Indian Community - AtlantaIndian.com
| | | | | | | | | | | |
 


 

Historical Event on 8/1/1989

Kirti Vrajlal Ambani,Reliance executive, held in connection with a plot to kill Bombay Dyeing Chairman Nusli Wadia.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/8/2000The Gujarat Government withdraws its January 3 notification, thus reimposing the ban on its employees from participating in RSS activities.
11/1/1991J.N. Dixit appointed the next Foreign Secretary.
3/22/1963World Bank loans India $ 67 mil. to improve its railways.
12/17/1877Feroz Shah died at Makka, Saudi.
12/1/1928The first talkie filmshow, named as 'British Talkies' , was released on December 1, 1928, at Globe Theatres, Calcutta.
8/19/1887S. Satyamurti, freedom fighter and social worker, was born at Thirumeyyam in the former Pudukottah State.
11/1/1956Madhya Pradesh State High Court was established at Jabalpur having its benches in Gwalior and Indore.
4/16/1959Raurkela Iron Project's first furnace started functioning.
8/21/1995Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, noted physics scientist, died at the age of 84. He was one of the world's leading astro-physicists for his contributions to the study of stars. Chandrasekhar had received the highest award in Science--the Noble Prize in Physics in 1983.
9/25/1914Devilal, former deputy Prime Minister of India and leader of farmers, was born.