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Historical Event on 10/9/1978
Asian Games begin in Bangkok.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
12/17/1934 | Khandesh Gandhi Mir Sukrulla, great patriot and freedom fighter, died. |
5/11/1919 | Troops under General Barrett inflicted a sharp reverse today on the invading Afghans at Bagh Springs. The whole of the frontier area was up in arms with tribesmen threatening Landi Khotal and martial law being proclaimed in Peshawar. It was expected however that General Barrett, well equipped with guns and airplanes, would soon control the situation. Reports had been reaching London for some time about the possibility of an Afghan incursion following the murder of the pro-British Emir Habibullah. His third son, Amanullah Khan, who took over the throne, was known to be hostile toward the government of India. |
4/5/1961 | Indian Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Limited was established in New Delhi by Indian Government for allopathic drugs. |
4/5/1961 | Shahaji Raje Bhosale, father of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, was born. |
4/14/1944 | Blast in ammunition loaded on 1,318 tonned freighter 'S. S. Fort Stikine' which was anchored in Victoria Dock at Bombay. The explosion killed 1376 people, wrecking 27 ships and destroying 40,000 tons of food. |
12/28/1926 | Imperial Airways begins England-India mail & passenger service. |
5/21/1966 | General Election (11th) of India ends. |
1/24/1952 | The first International Film Festival of India held in Bombay, this event had a great impact on Indian Cinema. |
6/15/1908 | Stock Exchange of Calcutta was opened of Baldeodas Daduawala and Overened. |
6/15/1908 | Allau'd-din Hasan Gangu alias Jafar Khan. The Muslim kingdom of Bahmani dynasty in the south as Sultan Allau'd-din Khalji. He renamed Gulbarga, his capital as 'Hasanabad'. |
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