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Historical Event on 5/5/1971
India appeals for urgent aid for 1.8 mil. for Bangladeshi refugees in New Delhi.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
4/15/1883 | Narhar Raghunath Phatak, famous journalist and historian, was born. |
10/27/1920 | Kocheril Raman Narayanan was born in the village of Uzhavoor in Kottayam district, Kerala. |
8/30/1983 | Indian National Satellite (INSAT-1B) launched. This was also a multi-purpose communication and meteorology satellite, which served for more than its design life of seven years. It was launched by a US Space Shuttle. |
12/17/1938 | Charuchandra Bandopadhyay, famous Bengali story writer and novelist, died. |
2/8/1921 | Chamber prince of a Royal Proclamation was inaugurated. |
8/22/1915 | Shambhu Mishra, Bengali actor, director and playwright, was born. |
2/23/1768 | Nizam accepted British supremacy and Smith Col. signed peace treaty with the Nizam. |
4/13/1982 | Pandit Parmanand, founder member of `Gather Party', passed away. |
10/24/1991 | Ismat Chugtai, famous Urdu author, social worker and campaigner for justice for women, died at the age of 80 years. |
12/20/1957 | Satyajit Ray's 'Pather Panchali' is declared the best film at the San Francisco Film Festival. |
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