2 August - Day in History of India and Importance

1987 Viswanathan Anand became the first Asian to win the World Junior Chess Championship.


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Birthdays

1861 - Prafulla Chandra Ray
1876 - Pingali Venkaiah
1880 - Bellary Raghava
1949 - Govind Prasad Mishra - 2009 Lok Sabha Member

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31 August - Day in History of India and Importance

1751 - British troops under Robert Clive occupied Arcot, India
ref: Charles McFarlane, Our Empire in India.

1928 - Nehru report published in India; demands dominion status in British Empire.

1930 SGPC demanded that Congress flag must have Sikh colour.
http://www.allaboutsikhs.com/sikh-history-timeline/today-in-sikh-history-31st-august

1979 M. Hidayatullah, consensus choice of political parties, appointed as Vice-President of India (1979 - 1984).

1993 - Pranab Mukherjee rejoined the Union cabinet as Commerce Minister.

1995 Beant Singh, Chief Minister of Punjab was killed in a powerful bomb blast. A dozen security personnel were killed and 30 others injured
http://www.allaboutsikhs.com/sikh-history-timeline/today-in-sikh-history-31st-august

1997 - Lok Sabha sat for about 22 hours for a special golden jubilee session debating issues of national importance.

Birthdays

1919 - Amrita Pritam, Punjabi poet, novelist and Gyanpeeth award winner .
1925 - Raut Benudhar, great poet and Hindi writer.  was born at Kenojhar in Orissa.
1962 - Dr. M.M. Pallam Raju - 2009 Lok Sabha Member
1969 - Javagal Srinath, cricketer (Indian right-arm pace bowler since 1991). Was born in Mysore.

29 August - Day in History of India and Importance

National Sports Day - Birthday of Dhyan Chand - Hockey Player
Blog post of Narendra Modi for 2013 http://www.narendramodi.in/cm-blogs-on-national-sports-day/


1947 - Constituent Assembly of India set up constitution drafting committee under the chairmanship of Dr. Ambedkar
http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/debates/facts.htm



Birthdays
1905 Dhyan Chand - Famous Hockey Player of India

28 August - Day in History of India and Importance

1896,
Jnana Pith Award Winner,  noted  Urdu poet Raghupati Sahay was born in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. Firaq Gorakhpuri was the pen name of Raghupati Sahay.
http://www.mapsofindia.com/on-this-day/28th-august-1896-renowned-contemporary-urdu-poet-firaq-gorakhpuri-is-born

1947
On 28 August 1947, a Drafting Committee was appointed to draft a permanent constitution for India. This committee was headed by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar along with several other members
http://www.kidsgen.com/events/indian_republic_day/history.htm.

1958
Akali Conference Baba Bakala demands the formation of Punjabi Suba.

1977
General House of the Akali Dal approved the 1973 Anandpur Sahib's resolution.
http://www.allaboutsikhs.com/sikh-history-timeline/today-in-sikh-history-28th-august

2014
Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana will be inaugurated.
http://guide-india.blogspot.in/2014/08/india-pradhan-mantri-jan-dhan-yojana.html

Birthdays

1928 - Ambica Banerjee - 2009 Lok Sabha Member - AITC - Howrah

14 August - Day in History of India and Importance

1947 - Late in the evening constituent assembly of India met in constitution hall. At the stroke of midnight, it became legislative assembly of India.
http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/debates/facts.htm


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Birthdays
1774 - Raja Ram Mohan Roy

12 August - Day in History of India and Importance

1602 - Abul Fazal, Akbar's minister was killed on the instructions of Jehangir

1765 - 1765: In India, Robert Clive signs a treaty by which Great-Britain will have the monopoly of the collection of tax in Bengal, Orissa and Bihar

1919 - Birth of Vikram Sarabhai
1946 - Viceroy announces invitation to Congress to form Provisional government
1988 S.R. Bommai elected Karnataka CM
2012 -Sushil Kumar won the Silver medal in 66 Kg Freestyle Wrestling

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9 June - Day in History of India and Importance

1659 - Dara Shikoh was handed over to Aurangjeb's Army by Jiwan Khan

1964
Lal Bahadur Shastry became PM of India.

2000 - Index Futures trading started on Bombay Stock Exchange (I am a witness to it. Employed in stock broking company)


2014
Brahmos missile successfully test fired from indigenously built INS Kolkata.

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