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Historical Event on 9/17/1948
The Nizam of Hyderabad, in a broadcast, announced ceasefire to his troops and accession into Indian Union, which was settled earlier to the announcement.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
3/10/1995 | ONGC's oil rig that blew out ( January 8 ) at Pasalapudi site near Amalapuram (Andhra Pradesh) put out after 62 days. |
9/29/1998 | ISRO successfully launches its largest sounding rocket, Rohini (RH-560 mk, 11 total payload, 127 kg). |
9/18/1990 | Devkumar, famous Hindi film actor, died. |
10/28/1946 | Gandhiji leaves for Calcutta. Riots break out in Bihar. |
6/12/1976 | Mahamahopadhyaya Pandit Gopinath Kaviraj, editor and master, died at Varanasi. |
12/27/1976 | The Kangla Tongbi war memorial built for 221 members who laid down their lives to repulsed several waves of Japanese attacks. Advance Base Depot is shifted to Jabalpur. The original memorial was erected on 15 April 1946 from local stone and the main epitaph displayed above is of black Naga stone. |
3/12/1917 | Googie Withers, actress (1 of Our Aircraft is Missing), was born in Karachi, India. |
2/8/1912 | Girishchandra Ghosh, famous Bengali actor and dramatist, passed away. |
9/18/2000 | Prasar Bharati issues a notification making it compulsory for cable operators to telecast regional channels of Doordarshan on prime band, in addition to DD-1 and DD-2, in their respective states. |
7/17/1937 | Delhi-Calcutta Express Train derailed near Patna killing 95. |
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