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Historical Event on 8/8/1949
India concludes a treaty with Bhutan.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/1/1983 | Rajiv Gandhi, 48, who was chosen to succeed his assassinated mother, was sworn in as Prime Minister in New Delhi today. Across the Jamuna River, in a Sikh slum, evidence was found of the enormous political problems the new Prime Minister faced. The bodies of at least 95 Sikhs were discovered. The Indian army had also been ordered into nine other cities. Religious warfare between Sikhs and Hindus had claimed at least 1,000 lives since Indira Gandhi was assassinated. The security guards who killed her were both Sikhs. US Secretary of State George Shultz, who attended the funeral, assured the new Prime Minister of US interest in a ""strong and stable India."" US-Indian relations had been strained recently because of United States support for Pakistan. Shultz called for a ""renewed positive trend"" in re |
| 3/22/1964 | 200 die in communal violence in the industrial towns of Jamshedpur and Rourkela. |
| 1/29/1996 | S.R. Bommai was replaced by Laloo Prasad Yadav as Janata Dal president. |
| 8/19/1999 | India's role in ASEAN, ARF is lauded at a colloquium in Singapore. |
| 6/25/2000 | The Government agrees to the bifurcation of the Telecom Ministry. |
| 10/27/1969 | Darshansingh Pheruman died in Amritsar during the 74th day of his fast, which he had undertaken for the merger of Chandigarh in Punjab. |
| 1/10/1888 | Marathas were defeated in the third and last war against the British at Rampura. |
| 7/15/1783 | Sir Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy, great Indian Merchant, Industrialist and philanthrophist, was born in Bombay. He aided famine relief, financed public works like wells, roads, causeways and bridges; founded dispensaries and hospitals; established educational institutions and scholarship funds; etc. He was receipent of a Knighthood and many medals. |
| 7/15/1783 | Maharana Pratap Singh of Udaipur, great freedom fighter, soldier and revolutionary, passed away. His son Amar Singh succeeded him. |
| 8/18/1920 | Harbhajan Singh, educationist and writer, was born at Lumding. |
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