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Historical Event on 9/20/1878
Hindu"", an English weekly in Madras with G. S. Aiyer as its Editor, was first published with only 80 copies.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/25/1908 | Sucheta Kriplani, former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, was born. |
| 3/16/1995 | K. Karunakaran resigns as CM of Kerala; Finance Minister presents Central Budget. |
| 1/14/1982 | First Antarctic Expedition on December 1981-Jan 1982; group of 21 Indian scientists team led by S. Z. Qasim reached Antarctica successfully. |
| 3/3/1919 | Hari Narayan Apte, famous Marathi novelist, passed away. |
| 7/20/1982 | Mira Behn (90), disciple of Mahatma Gandhi, passed away. |
| 8/6/1933 | Kripal Singh Govindsingh, Amritsar, India, 100* on debut v NZ 1959, was born at Madras. |
| 9/19/1726 | Khandoballal died. |
| 1/11/1998 | C. V. Gadkari, great Indian Test all-rounder 1953-55, passed away. |
| 4/13/1919 | Jallianwala Baug massacre. The great Indian tragedy occured in Amritsar which claimed 389 lives and wounded 1,516 activitists fighting for Indian independence. Early in 1919, the Rowlatt Act (Black Act) was passed. This authorized the Government to imprison any person without any trial and conviction in a court of law. This furious act was under the guidence of cruel Brigedier General R. E. H. Dyer and his 50 men troop. Michael O' Dwyer was then the Governor of Punjab who naturally defended the action. This day is observed as Jallianwala Baug Day. |
| 10/6/1997 | I. K. Gujral, PM, begins visit to South Africa, which was the first ever by an Indian Prime Minister. |
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