09
May

What Happened this Day in India History Events.

1540 King of Shishodia dynasty was born in Maharana Pratap, Udaipur, Mewar, who struggled with Mughal Emperor Akbar for many years.
1866 Freedom fighter, philanthropist, thinker and reformer Gopal Krishna Gokhale was also born on this day.
2010 India's Vandana Shiva was selected for the Sydney Peace Prize for women's empowerment and environmental protection in developing countries.
1653 The world-famous historical building and the Taj Mahal, one of the world's wonders, was completed after 22 years of continuous work.
1866 Birth of great leader, social reformer and thinker Gopal Krishna Gokhale.
1874 The first horse-drawn tram car started in Bombay (now Mumbai).
1946 The first Satyagraha movement against the Portuguese rule started in Goa under the leadership of Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia.
1986 The first person to reach Mount Everest, Himalaya, Tenzing Norgay died in 1986.
1998 Famous Indian Ghazal singer and actor Talat Mehmood died in 1998.