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Historical Event on 5/1/1999
India retained the SAFF Coca-Cola football title in Margao, beating Bangladesh in the final.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
12/21/1952 | Saifuddin Kitchlu awarded the Lenin Peace Prize of U.S.S.R. Award. He was the first Indian to receive this honour. |
4/13/1982 | Pandit Parmanand, founder member of `Gather Party', passed away. |
10/29/1971 | Cyclone and tidal waves struck Orissa state claiming 10,000 lives. |
9/24/1998 | In his address to the UN General Assembly, PM Vajpayee said that India wouldl not come in the way of implementing CTBT and may sign it conditionally by September 1999. |
9/17/1879 | E.V. Ramaswami Naicker, prominent leader of Dravid movement and social reformer, was born at Erode in Tamil Nadu. |
2/12/1871 | Charles Freer Andrews, great social worker, humanitarian, leader and a true friend of India, was born in New-Castle-on-Tyne in U.K. |
9/15/1926 | Vande Mataram', a lengthy feature film produced by Vande Mataram Film Co, Bombay, was prohibited on September 15 by the Censor Board on the grounds that it was an underlying attack on the prestige of University Education in India. The film, however, was cleared on December 7 after deleting the objectionable scenes. |
7/22/1992 | The Supreme Court asks UP Government to halt construction in Ayodhya. |
4/30/1991 | BJP election manifesto promises Presidential form of government. |
9/21/1996 | Rao resigns Congress Party President post. |
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