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Historical Event on 11/27/2000
After three decades, English was again made compulsory in Gujarat schools from Standard V from the next academic year.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
2/7/1954 | The present cres: the motto ""Shastra Se Shakti"" was adopted. In 1989, Hindi lettering of ""Shastra Se Shakti"" was adopted. |
3/2/1990 | DMK Front to form government in Pondicherry and Congress (I) in Maharashtra. |
10/31/1895 | Cottari Kanakaiya Nayudu, cricketer (India's 1st Test capt), born at Nagpur. |
11/18/1901 | V. Shantaram alias Shantaram Rajaram Vankudre, famous film maker and actor (Chitrapat Maharashi), was born. |
1/6/1979 | Rohini-200, first monsoon experimental rocket, launched from Thumba. |
2/21/1952 | The XV Indian Olympic Games in Madras. |
4/6/1966 | Mihir Sen, first Indian swimmer to achieve many remarkable feats, swam across the 'Palk Strait' measuring 22 kms between India & Sri Lanka (Cylone). |
4/28/1740 | Baji Rao I aka Thorle BajiRao Peshwa passed away at Raverkhedi near the banks of the Narmada river near Khargon and his son Balaji Baji Rao was placed on his father's throne as the Peshwa. |
4/15/1975 | Janata Party's `People's March' to Parliament. |
9/4/1952 | India returns Peking's famine-relief aid, saying it had political strings attached. |
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