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2 days ago · What Happened this Day in India History Events. 2002. India sneaks into the border, shoots down Pakistan spy plane. 1999. The country's first Pace Maker Bank was established in 1999 in Kolkata. 2009. On February 6, 2009, India provided financial assistance of Rs 9.45 crore for the construction of three large dams along its border with Nepal.
4 days ago · What Happened this Day in India History Events. 1861. Rabindranath Tagore was born into a prosperous family in Calcutta. Tagore is the first person in Asia to receive the Nobel Prize. 1907. The first electric tram car operated in Bombay. 1973. The foundation stone of the new capital of Arunachal Pradesh was laid at Itanagar. 1989.
2 days ago · But we should be reminded that another year is as historic as the two—1872. Two major events happened in 1872, first was the 1872 Cavite Mutiny and the other was the martyrdom of the three martyr priests in the persons of Fathers Mariano Gomes, Jose Burgos and Jacinto Zamora (GOMBURZA). See More ›.
3 days ago · The British captured Gibraltar in the War of the Spanish Succession - along with Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, and Minorca. 5. Pick the event and year that occurred in the same year as this: 146 people imprisoned in The Black Hole of Calcutta - most die. Answer: 1756 - Start of the Seven Years' War.
4 days ago · What Happened this Day in India History Events. 1916. BG Tilak founded the Indian Home Rule League in 1916. 1932. The development of yellow fever vaccine for humans was announced in 1932. 2003. Employee Safety and Health Day was observed around the world in 2003. 2008. The Indian Space Research Organization created a new history in 2008 with ...
2 days ago · 1561. Bairam Khan, who played an important role in making the Mughal emperor deserving of a throne, was killed. 1963. The peacock was declared the national bird of India in 1963. 2007. Indian steel company Tata became the fifth largest company in the world in 2007 after the acquisition of Anglo Dutch steel company Corus. 1923.
5 days ago · The Feast of Pentecost is the Greek phrase for a Jewish feast day, also known as the Feast of Weeks ( Exodus 34:22) or Feast of Harvest ( Exodus 23:16). Pentecost is a Greek term that means “fiftieth,” and the Feast of Pentecost took place 50 days after Passover. The Lord instituted this celebration when He renewed His covenant with the ...
