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Historical Event on 6/23/1661
Princess Catherine of Portugal wed King of England Charles II. Portugal gave island of Mumbai to England as present. The British got Bombay as dowry from Portugal.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
9/27/1958 | Mihir Sen becomes the first Indian to cross the English Channel from Dover to Calais. |
2/21/1991 | Opposition boycotts the President's address as a protest against the dismissal of Tamil Nadu government. |
3/23/1910 | Dr. Ram Manohar Hiralal Lohia also known as ""Dauntless Dr. Lohia"", freedom fighter and socialist leader, was born at Akbarpur, district Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh. He had founded Praja Socialist Party in 1952. |
4/28/1848 | Utkal Gourab Madhusudan Das was born in Calcutta district in Orissa. |
3/1/1987 | A Pakistani official quoted as saying, ""Pakistan has nuclear bomb capabilities at New Delhi"". |
2/1/1930 | A bomb, believed to be planted by Indian nationalists, is found at the British Museum at London. |
2/20/1993 | Government decides to form an Autonomous Council for the tribals within Assam to solve Bodo issue. |
3/1/1995 | Iftikar, famous character actor, died. |
11/30/1974 | India, Pakistan decide to end the ten-year trade ban. |
10/27/1999 | Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) in Madhya Pradesh splits. |
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