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Historical Event on 01/31/1561
Akbar's Vajir-E-Ajam 'Bairam Khan' was assassinated at Patan, Gujarat by an Afghan assassin Mubarak Khan Lohani ( whose father was slain by Bairam Khan) in the battle of Machiwara.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
1/14/1999 | At least 51 persons are killed and several injured in a stampede at a hilltop at Pampa on the foothills of Sabarimala in Kerala. |
3/29/1977 | S. N. Mathur became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 02/05/77). |
3/25/1989 | India's first super-computer X-MP-14 of US make was dedicated to the nation. |
12/30/1865 | Rudyard Kipling, famous English litterateur and author (Jungle Book, Gunga Din-Nobel 1907), was born in Bombay. |
10/2/1911 | Ambat Menon, great educationist, was born at Chittore, Kerala . |
9/5/1987 | Shanbagh, Vandana Rao, Shiny and Usha sets record in the women's category for 4x400m race in 3.31.55 seconds at Rome . |
9/17/1954 | India outlaws bigamy. |
5/15/1729 | Khanderao Dabhade, great warrior in Maratha kingdom, passed away. |
2/2/1835 | Thomas Babington Macaulay westernises education in India. English is made official government and court language and as medium of instruction. |
11/9/1948 | Administration of Mayurbhanj State taken over by the Government of India. |
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