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


 

Historical Event on 9/13/1998

Dr. Justice Adarsh Sein Anand is appointed Chief Justice of India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/13/1998Jalal'ud-din Firuz Khalji establishes the Khalji dynasty at Delhi.
2/23/1993Noted Hindi poet Naresh Mehta wins Gyanpith Award.
9/11/1950Sorabjee Harmasji Colah, cricketer (69 runs in India's first 2 tests 1932-33), passed away.
11/11/1866Patthe Bapurao (Shridhar Krishna Kulkarni), famous poet Shahir, was born.
6/2/1990Union Government set up a tribunal to settle the Cauvery water issue between Tamil Nadu & Karnataka.
8/20/1828Brahmo Samaj, the first movement to initiate religio-social reforms, was founded by Ram Mohun Roy (1772-1833) in Calcutta. Influenced by Islam and Christianity, Roy denounced polytheism, idol worship, repudiated the Vedas, avataras, karma and reincarnation, caste and more. The first session of Adi Brahmo Samaj was held in the rented house by Kamal Bose of Chitpore Road in Jorasanko area in Calcutta.
8/20/1828Khidr Khan Syed, Governor of Lahore, replaced Daulat Khan Lodi on Delhi's throne.
11/12/1781Nagapatnam of South India was captured by the British troops.
8/15/1947Sir Cyril Radcliffe Award on the new boundaries of West Punjab, East Punjab, West Bengal, East Bengal and Assam.
4/17/1946Shri Valangaiman Sankaranarayana Srinivasa Shastri, greatest social reformer, freedom fighter, educationist, politician, master, scholar of Sanskrit and President of India, passed away.