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Historical Event on 12/11/1845
First battle between Britishers and Sikhs. In 1849, Punjab lost its independence. This is referred as the first Anglo-Sikh War.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/17/1991 | Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (Posthumous) (1875-1950). |
| 10/12/1993 | RBI liberalises credit and monetary policy. |
| 5/24/1991 | The body of Rajiv Gandhi, India's assassinated former premier and son of the late Indira Gandhi, was cremated in New Delhi today. He was killed by a suicide bomber in the southern state of Tamil Nadu three days ago. Police suspect that Tamil rebels, fighting for independence in Sri Lanka, carried out the murder. Gandhi's death signaled the end of the Nehru dynasty's rule over India. His two children were too young to assume the leadership of this turbulent nation. There was pressure for Sonia Gandhi to succeed her husband, but she was Italian-born and refused. |
| 9/28/1940 | Pundit Sunder Lal Sharma, freedom fighter and social reformer, passed away. He was also known as ""The Chhattisgarh Gandhi"". |
| 7/31/1993 | K. Vijaya Rama Rao became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 31/07/96). |
| 9/16/1916 | D. R. Samant, journalist and social reformer, was born at Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. |
| 1/16/1990 | Dr. R.R. Diwakar, Gandhian and former Union Minister, passed away. |
| 1/5/1952 | U.S. signs five-year accord to give India $ 50 mil. for economic development in New Delhi. |
| 11/11/1923 | Shamasunder Gururaj Mudgal, great educationist, was born at Bijapur, Bagalkot. |
| 12/30/1941 | Gandhiji, at his own request, is relieved of hi-leadership of Congress by Working Committee. |
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