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Historical Event on 1/5/1952
John Hope Victor Alexander, Viceroy of India (1936-43), died at the age of 64.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
5/13/1962 | Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888-1975) became the second President of India. He held this office till May 13, 1967. |
3/11/1689 | Sambhaji, Shivaji's successor, who was captured at Sangameshwar, was assasinated in the prison of Aurangzeb by Mughal officer Muqurab Khan. |
7/15/1967 | Narayan Shripad Rajhans (Balgandharv), famous singer and actor, passed away. |
5/1/1926 | Jim Corbett killed the notorious man-eating leopard of Rudraprayag at Gulabrai village, who had attacked and killed about 125 people. |
2/25/1993 | 113 MPs arrested and Murali Manohar Joshi injured in police action. |
9/30/1916 | Jagan Nath Bhardwaj, social worker and trade unionist, was born at Chartgarh, H.P. |
1/11/1613 | Emperor Jahangir in a proclamation permitted East India Company to establish factories in Surat. And the first British factory was established under Thomas Aldworth. |
1/12/1992 | India and Russia sign a new political treaty. |
10/31/1991 | Karsevaks' hoist flags on Masjid in Ayodhya. |
12/23/1992 | Varma Commission indicts IB, the Centre and Tamil Nadu police for failure to protect Rajiv Gandhi. |
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