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Historical Event on 7/20/1955
Suez Canal nationalised by Gamal Abdul Nassar.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
11/3/1929 | Dr. Hemant Vishnu Inamdar, thesis writer and editor, was born. |
4/3/1994 | Bhanu Prakash Singh,Goa Governor, resigns. |
7/22/1987 | A.G. Kripal Singh, 14 Tests for India and one century on debut, passed away. |
7/5/1993 | Supreme Court dismisses the stay petition of Union Government regarding lifting of ban on the RSS and the Bajrang Dal by the Babri Tribunal. |
4/11/2000 | Ms. Jhumpa Lahiri, an author of Indian origin, wins the Pulitzer Prize for fiction for her debut collection of short stories 'Interpreter of Maladies'. |
12/25/1972 | Chakravarti Rajagopalachari, great revolutionary freedom fighter, social worker, eminent litterateur, first Indian Governor General and the founder President of Swatantra Party, passed away. |
4/30/1909 | Kirpal Prem Nath, educationist, was born at Moga (Punjab). |
2/19/1919 | Arvind Gokhle, great Marathi story writer, was born. |
2/2/1978 | The Indian National Congress (I) recognized as a national party and allotted the election symbol 'hand' (Palm). |
9/5/1979 | Earl of Mountbatten's funeral held in Burma. |
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