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Historical Event on 9/11/1893
Swami Vivekananda represented Hinduism at Chicago's Parliament of the World's Religions, the first ever inter-faith gathering, dramatically enlightening Western opinion to the depth of Hindu philosophy and culture. He spoke for the first time in Chicago.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
2/11/1977 | Dr. Fakruddin Ali Ahmad (1905-1977), the 5th President of India, passed away in office. |
1/20/1898 | Krishnarao Ganeshpant Fulanbrikar (Master Krishnarao), famous singer, actor and music director, was born. |
1/5/1995 | Jitendra Prasad succeeds N.D. Tiwari as UPCC-I chief. |
8/13/1947 | Riots sweep Lahore in Punjab; mobs stone Gandhi's house. |
1/4/1909 | Prabhakar Padhye, modern Marathi litterateur, was born. |
7/1/1975 | Indira Gandhi, then Prime Minister of India, declared a 20-point economic programme. |
12/14/1990 | President's Rule imposed on Goa. Caretaker CM Dr. Barbosa disqualified from the membership of Assembly for defection from Congress (I) nine months ago. |
5/4/1994 | Fourth developmental launch of ASLV. 113 kg Stretched Rohini Satellite Series (SROSS-C2) was launched by fourth developmental flight of ASLV-D4 from Sriharikota. This carried two scientific payload, a Gamma Ray Burst (GRB) experiment and a Retarding Potential Analyser (RPA). It is still in service. |
6/16/1993 | Harshad Mehta accuses PM of taking Rs. 1 crore payoff from him in November 1991; Rao terms it malicious and unfounded. |
6/1/1998 | Petrol price is raised by Re.1 per litre. |
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