San Diego Indian Community - SDIndian.com
| | | | | | | | | | | |
 


 

Historical Event on 2/21/1959

Press Club of India was founded in New Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/22/1858Veer Narayan Singh, freedom fighter, was sentenced to death.
4/9/1954India reports only 43\% of population speaks 15 recognized languages, noting 720 dialects, 23 tribal tongues.
10/10/1996UP polls throw up a hung assembly.
9/1/1977M. L. Wadhawan was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 02-09-1979.
1/27/1994Union Cabinet approves inclusion of the land reforms laws in the 9th Schedule of the Constitution.
6/15/1982Supreme Court rules that all children, regardless of citizenship, are entitled to public education.
6/17/1917Mahatma Gandhi and Kasturba started living at Hriday Kunj in Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad.
1/1/1988On the Christan New Year Day, Maharashtra became the first state to launch a public campaign against smoking.
8/16/1886Swami Ramakrishna Paramahamsa dies at the age of 50. His real name was Gadadhar Ghatterji. An Indian mystic, leader and saint, he preached unity of religions. Swami Vivekanand was his disciple.
11/21/1921Prince of Wales visited India and Congress observed all India strike.