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Historical Event on 11/8/1965
British Indian Ocean Territory formed.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
9/20/1921 | Pamanmal Hazari Punjabi, right-hand batsman (164 runs in five tests vs Pakistan in 1954-55), was born at Karachi. |
9/29/1997 | Crown Prince of Spain, Felipe de Borbon, visits India. |
9/15/1876 | Sarat Chandra Chatterji, famous Bengali novelist and writer, was born at Debanandapur in Hoogly district. |
11/24/1969 | Guru Nanak University established at Amritsar, Punjab. |
12/1/1894 | Bhim Sen Sachar, freedom fighter, leader and Chief Minister of Punjab, was born. |
4/29/1882 | Raja Ali Sayyed, leader of Muslim League, was born. |
2/14/1996 | Supreme Court orders CBI probe into a housing scam in which 8,700 govt. houses were allotted out-of-turn. |
5/16/1996 | Atal Krishna Behari Vajpayee, leader of Bharatiya Janta Party, becomes the 10th Prime Minister for 13 days (from May 16, 1996 to May 28, 1996 [techinally till 01-06-1996]), although his ability to govern effectively is in doubt. |
2/24/1924 | Mahatma Gandhi released from jail. |
1/7/1928 | Rajindranath, cricketer (4 stumpings in his only Test for India), was born at Amritsar. |
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