Columbus Indian Community - ColumbusIndian.net
| | | | | | | | | | | |
 


 

Historical Event on 3/18/1996

President confers gallantry awards on 65 personnel of the defence forces.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/21/1959Press Club of India was founded in New Delhi.
2/10/1846British forces under Hugh Gough defeated Sikhs in the Battle of Sobrahan in India.
12/16/1998The Government introduces in the Rajya Sabha the Patents (Amendments) Bill 1998 amid Left protests.
11/23/1993'The Bullshit'', a Turkish film, wins the Golden Elephant award at the 8th International Childrens film festival in Udaipur.
8/13/1951First test flight of 'Hindustan Trainer-2' (H.T.2) which was indigenously designed and manufactured in India.
1/5/1671Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj captured the 'Salher' fort from Mughals.
5/1/2000Bidyut Ganguly (64), veteran CPI(M) leader and West Bengal Commerce and Industry Minister, died of severe burns in Calcutta.
5/31/1998B. R. Rawat, an Indian diplomat, is assaulted by a Pakistani private security guard in Islamabad.
5/31/1998The famous Vijaynagar Hindu Empire established (1336-1565-1646), Deccan region of South India is founded. European visitors are overwhelmed by the wealth and advancement of its 17-square-mile capital.
2/24/1988Prithvi, India's first Indigenously designed surface-to-surface tactical missile of 250km, was successfully test fired from Sriharikota. India becomes the fifth country to develop such a missile.