Orlando, Tampa,Miami, Jacksonville Indian Community - MyFloridaIndian.com
| | | | | | | | | | | |
 


 

Historical Event on 12/11/1968

Indian born Har Govind Khorana receives the Nobel Price for medicine and physiology.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/23/1962Union government sets up an Indian National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR) formed by the Department of Atomic Energy and work on Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS) started.
3/10/1993The 12-day-old caretaker ministry in Tripura led by Samir Ranjan Burman resigns.
1/2/1979Gavaskar gets twin tons for India for the third time (vs West Indies).
5/9/1917Fighting breaks out at Kharkwasta in the north-west frontier of India.
7/18/1990Following the end of six months Governor's rule, President's rule imposed in J&K.
6/12/1897Possibly the most severe quake in history strikes Assam, shock waves felt over an area size of Europe (negligible death toll).
8/5/1992Achyutrao Patwardhan, leader of 'Quit India Movement', died at Varanasi at the age of 86.
3/2/1994President's rule in J & K extended.
5/11/1895Jiddu Krishnamurti, great Indian profound philosopher of international repute, was born at Madanapalle, Andhra Predesh. His famous book ""Song of Life"" contains most of his philosophical thoughts and teachings.
10/12/1993RBI liberalises credit and monetary policy.