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Learn about the importance of 29th February in the history of India. Major historical events on this day, famous birthdays and death anniversaries on this day. Famous Birthdays on February 29 1984 - Adam Sinclair, Indian field hockey player 1896 - Morarji Desai, Indian civil servant and politician, 4th Prime Minister of India (d. 1995) Death Anniversaries on February 29 2012 - P. K. Narayana Panicker, Indian social leader (b. 1930)

Learn about the importance of 28th February in the history of India. Major historical events on this day, famous birthdays and death anniversaries on this day. Observation/Celebration on this day National Science Day Famous Birthdays on February 28 1947 - Digvijaya Singh is an Indian politician and a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha. He is Ex-General Secretary of the Indian National Congress party's All India Congress Committee. Previously, he had served as the 14th Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, a central Indian state, for two terms from 1993 to 2003. Digvijaya Singh runs for INC's presidential election in 2022. 1929 – Rangaswamy Srinivasan, Indian-American physical chemist and inventor Death Anniversaries on February 28 1963 – Rajendra Prasad, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st President of India (b. 1884)

Learn about the importance of 27th February in the history of India. Major historical events on this day, famous birthdays and death anniversaries on this day. Observation/Celebration on this day Maharashtra Day Famous Birthdays on February 27 1986 – Sandeep Singh, Indian field hockey player 1912 – Lawrence Durrell, Indian-French author, poet, and playwright (d. 1990) 1912 – Kusumagraj, Indian author, poet, and playwright (d. 1999) 1500 – João de Castro, Portuguese nobleman and fourth viceroy of Portuguese India (d. 1548) Death Anniversaries on February 27 2010 – Nanaji Deshmukh, Indian educator and activist (b. 1916) 1956 – Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st Speaker of the Lok Sabha (b. 1888) 1931 – Chandra Shekhar Azad, Indian revolutionary (b. 1906)

Learn about the importance of 26th February in the history of India. Major historical events on this day, famous birthdays and death anniversaries on this day. 26th February in the history of India  2019 - Indian Airforce did Balakot Air strike in revenge to the Pulwama terror attack by Pakistani terrorists. Famous Birthdays on February 26 1918 – Otis R. Bowen, American physician and politician, 44th Governor of Indiana (d. 2013) Death Anniversaries on February 26 1966 – Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, Indian poet and politician (b. 1883) 1887 – Anandi Gopal Joshi, First Indian women physician (b. 1865)

Learn about the importance of 25th February in the history of India. Major historical events on this day, famous birthdays and death anniversaries on this day. 25th July in the history of India  Famous Birthdays on February 25 1938 – Farokh Engineer, Indian cricketer and referee 1894 – Meher Baba, Indian spiritual master (d. 1969) Death Anniversaries on February 25 2008 – Hans Raj Khanna, Indian lawyer, judge, and politician, Indian Minister of Law and Justice (b. 1912)

Learn about the importance of 24th February in the history of India. Major historical events on this day, famous birthdays and death anniversaries on this day. 24th February in the history of India  1971 - The All India Forward Bloc holds an emergency central committee meeting after its chairman, Hemantha Kumar Bose, is killed three days earlier. P.K. Mookiah Thevar is appointed as the new chairman. Kokilaben Ambani, Mother of billionaire Mukesh and Anil Ambani. 1831 - The Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek, the first removal treaty in accordance with the Indian Removal Act, is proclaimed. The Choctaws in Mississippi cede land east of the river in exchange for payment and land in the West. 1739 - Battle of Karnal: The army of Iranian ruler Nader Shah defeats the forces of the Mughal emperor of India, Muhammad Shah. Famous Birthdays on February 24 1985 - Nakash Aziz , Indian playback singer and music composer 1948 - Jayalalithaa , Indian actress and politician, 16th Chief Minis

Learn about the importance of 23rd February in the history of India, Major historical events on this day. Famous Birthdays on February 23 and death anniversaries on this day. 23rd February in the history of India 2020 - Sunny Hindustani from Bathinda won Indian Idol 11, took home winning trophy and 25 lakhs winning amount. 2020 - Mumbai's Rupesh Bane wins Dance plus season 5. Travelling suggestions for the day "Rann Ki Kahaaniya" or "Rann Utsav" which started on 28th October 2019 will end today on 23rd February 2020. To Book  Click Here  and to Know more about it Go to  https://www.rannutsav.net/ Birthdays on 23rd February 1999 - Warina Hussain is an Indian Model and actress 1982 – Karan Singh Grover is an Indian actor and Model 1974 - Sabyasachi Mukherjee is an Indian Fashion designer 1967 - Anupama Chopra is an Indian film critic 1913 - PC Sorcar (Sr), legendary magician Death Anniversaries on 23rd February 2013 – Lotika Sarkar, Indian l

Learn about the importance of 22nd February in the history of India, Major historical events on this day. Famous Birthdays on February 22 and death anniversaries on this day. 22nd February in the history of India 2020 - GSI denied the report of 3300 ton Gold reserve found in Sonbhadra and Hardi of Uttar Pradesh. Famous Birthdays on February 22 1984 - Tarundeep Rai is an Indian archer. He is conferred with the Padma Shri, in 2021, by the Government of India, for his contribution in Sports. Earlier, in 2018, he was awarded the Khel Ratan Award. 1836 – Mahesh Chandra Nyayratna Bhattacharyya , Indian scholar and academic (d. 1906) Death Anniversaries on February 22 2012 – Sukhbir , Indian author and poet (born: 1925) 1982 – Josh Malihabadi , Indian-Pakistani poet and author (born: 1898) 1958 – Abul Kalam Azad , Indian scholar and politician, Indian Minister of Education (born: 1888) 1944 – Kasturba Gandhi , Indian activist (born: 1869)

Learn about the importance of 21st February in the history of India, Major historical events on this day. Famous Birthdays on February 21 and death anniversaries on this day. Day Friday, 21 February 2020 Festivals, Observations Mahashivratri 21st February in the history of India 2013 – At least 17 people are killed and 119 injured following several bombings in the Indian city of Hyderabad. Famous Birthdays on 21st February 1961 - Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee is an Indian-American economist. Banerjee was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 2019 for his work in the field of development economics, with particular emphasis on alleviating global poverty. 1896 – Nirala, Indian poet and author (d. 1961) 1894 – Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar, Indian chemist and academic (d. 1955) 1878 – Mirra Alfassa, French-Indian spiritual leader (d. 1973) Death Anniversaries on February 21 1829 – Kittur Chennamma, Indian queen and freedom fighter (b. 1778)

Learn about the importance of 20th February in the history of India, Major historical events on this day. Famous Birthdays on February 20 and death anniversaries on this day. 20th February in the history of India Famous Birthdays on February 20 1988 – Jiah Khan , Indian singer and actress (d. 2013) 1953 - Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wadiyar was an Indian royal, politician, and fashion designer, who served as a Member of Parliament from the Mysore constituency. He was the son of Maharaja Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar, the last ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore, British India. 1901 - Ramakrishna Ranga Rao of Bobbili, Indian lawyer and politician, 6th Chief Minister of Madras Presidency (d. 1978) Death Anniversaries on February 20 2015 – Govind Pansare, Indian author and activist (b. 1933)

Learn about the importance of 19th February in the history of India, Major historical events on this day. Famous Birthdays on February 19 and death anniversaries on this day. 19th February in the history of India 2020 - Supreme Court appointed interlocutors Sanjay Hegde and Sadhana Ramachandran to visit Shaheen Bagh to mediate between anti-CAA protesters and the supreme court. Famous Birthdays on February 19 1965 - Ashok Swain is an academic and professor of peace and conflict research at the Department of Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala University. In 2017, he was appointed as the UNESCO Chair on International Water Cooperation and became the first UNESCO Chair of Uppsala University. 1930 -  Kasinathuni Viswanath , Indian actor, director, and screenwriter 1911 -  Merle Oberon , Indian-American actress (d. 1979) 1630 -  Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj , or Shivaji Bhosale I was an Indian warrior-king and a member of the Bhonsle Maratha clan. Shivaji carved out an enclave

Learn about the importance of 18th February , major historical events in the history of India, eminent personalities and celebrities Birthday on this day, deaths if any on this Day. 18th February in the history of India 2020 - V.Unbeatable wins America's Got Talent - The Champions season 2 2007 – Samjhauta Express bombings occurred around midnight in Diwana near the Indian city of Panipat, 80 kilometres (50 mi) north of New Delhi, India. 1946 – Sailors of the Royal Indian Navy mutiny in Bombay harbour, from where the action spreads throughout the Provinces of British India, involving 78 ships, twenty shore establishments and 20,000 sailors 1911 – The first official flight with airmail takes place from Allahabad, United Provinces, British India (now India), when Henri Pequet, a 23-year-old pilot, delivers 6,500 letters to Naini, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) away. Birthdays on 18th february 1979 – Tinu Yohannan, Indian cricketer 1957 - Rajat Sharma is the Chairman

Learn about the importance of 17th February in the history of India, Major historical events on this day. Famous Birthdays on February 17 and death anniversaries on this day. 17th February in the history of India Famous Birthdays on February 17 1899 – Jibanananda Das , Bangladeshi-Indian poet and author (d. 1954) Death Anniversaries on February 17 1988 - Karpoori Thakur , Indian educator and politician, 11th Chief Minister of Bihar (b. 1924) 1986 -  Jiddu Krishnamurti  was a philosopher, educationist, spiritual leader, speaker, and writer. His supporters, working through nonprofit foundations in India, the United Kingdom and the United States, oversee several independent schools based on his views on education. They continue to transcribe and distribute his thousands of talks, group and individual discussions, and writings by use of a variety of media formats and languages.

Learn about the importance of 16th February in the history of India, Major historical events on this day. Famous Birthdays on February 16 and death anniversaries on this day. 16th February in the history of India Famous Birthdays on February 16 1997 – Pardeep Narwal, Indian Kabaddi athlete 1978 – Wasim Jaffer, Indian cricketer Death Anniversaries on February 16 2015 – R. R. Patil, Indian lawyer and politician, Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra (b. 1957) 1944 – Dadasaheb Phalke, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1870)

Learn about the importance of 15th February in the history of India, Major historical events on this day. Famous Birthdays on February 15 and death anniversaries on this day. 15th February in the history of India 1942 – World War II: Fall of Singapore. Following an assault by Japanese forces, the British General Arthur Percival surrenders. About 80,000 Indian, United Kingdom and Australian soldiers became prisoners of war, the largest surrender of British-led military personnel in history. Famous Birthdays on February 15 1964 - Ashutosh Gowariker is an Indian film director, actor, screenwriter and producer. He is known for directing films "set on a huge canvas while boasting of an opulent treatment". His works include Lagaan, Swades, Jodhaa Akbar, What's Your Raashee?, Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey and Mohenjo Daro. 1952 - Hardeep Singh Puri is an Indian politician, former diplomat who is the current Civil Aviation Minister of India and Ministry of Housing and Ur

Learn about the importance of 14th February in the history of India, Major historical events on this day. Famous Birthdays on February 14 and death anniversaries on this day. 14th February in the history of India 2019 – Pulwama attack takes place in Lethpora in Pulwama district, Jammu and Kashmir, India in which 40 Central Reserve Police Force personnel and a suicide bomber were killed and 35 were injured. 1990 – Ninety-two people are killed when Indian Airlines Flight 605 crashes in Bangalore, India. 1989 – Union Carbide agrees to pay $470 million to the Indian government for damages it caused in the 1984 Bhopal disaster. Famous Birthdays on February 14 1952 – Sushma Swaraj, Indian lawyer and politician, Indian Minister of External Affairs

Learn about the importance of February 13 . Significant historical events in the history of India, Famous Birthdays on February 13 and death anniversaries on this day. 13th February in the history of India 2011 – For the first time in more than 100 years the Umatilla, an American Indian tribe, are able to hunt and harvest a bison just outside Yellowstone National Park, restoring a centuries-old tradition guaranteed by a treaty signed in 1855. 2010 – A bomb explodes in the city of Pune, Maharashtra, India, killing 17 and injuring 60 more. Famous Birthdays on 13th February 1973 - Mandakini Kumari is the daughter of Digvijaya Singh.She is married to Shri Paranjayaditya Krishnakumarsinhji. 1911 – Faiz Ahmad Faiz , Indian-Pakistani poet and journalist (d. 1984) 1879 – Sarojini Naidu , Indian poet and activist (d. 1949) 1835 – Mirza Ghulam Ahmad , Indian religious leader (d. 1908) Death Anniversaries on February 13 2016 – O. N. V. Kurup , Indian poet and academic

Learn about the importance of 12th February. Major historical events on this day. Famous Birthdays on 12th february and death anniversaries on this day. Day Wednesday, 12 February 2020 Festivals/Celebrations/Observations None Panchaang Aaj Ka Panchaang Events Today's Events Famous Birthdays on 12th February 1824 –  Dayananda Saraswati , Indian monk and philosopher, founded  Arya Samaj  (d. 1883) 1920 - Pran Krishan Sikand, popularly known as "Pran" of Bollywood was an actor and played the role as actor, Villain and character in hundreds of Hindi films. (Death: 12th July 2013)

Learn about the importance on 11th February in the history of India. Major historical events on this day. Famous Birthdays on February 11 and death anniversaries on this day. 11th February in the history of India 2020 - Arvind Kejriwal led Aam Aadmi Party won Delhi election and set to become the Chief Minister of the Union Territory for third time.  1856 – The Kingdom of Awadh is annexed by the British East India Company and Wajid Ali Shah, the king of Awadh, is imprisoned and later exiled to Calcutta. Famous Birthdays on 11th February 1957 – Tina Ambani, Indian actress Death Anniversaries on February 11 2013 – D. Vinayachandran, Indian poet and educator (b. 1946) 1993 – Kamal Amrohi, Indian director and screenwriter (b. 1918) 1980 – R. C. Majumdar, Indian historian (b. 1888) 1977 – Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, Indian lawyer and politician, 5th President of India (b. 1905) 1968 – Deendayal Upadhyaya, Indian journalist, economist, and politician (b. 1916) 1942 – Ja

Learn about the importance of 10th February in the history of India, Major historical events on this day. Famous Birthdays on February 10 and death anniversaries on this day. 10th February in the history of India 2013 – Thirty-six people are killed and 39 others are injured in a stampede in Allahabad, India, during the Kumbh Mela festival. 1763 – French and Indian War: The Treaty of Paris ends the war and France cedes Quebec to Great Britain. 1502 – Vasco da Gama sets sail from Lisbon, Portugal, on his second voyage to India. Famous Birthdays on 10th February 1970 - Dr Kumar Vishwas , Hindi Poet and former politician had association with Aam Aadmi Party. 1945 - Rajesh Pilot was an Indian politician and a minister in the Government of India. He belonged to the Indian National Congress party and represented the Dausa constituency in Lok Sabha. His original name was Rajesh Bidhuri. Death Anniversaries on February 10 2016 – Fatima Surayya Bajia, Indian-Pakistani au

Learn about the importance of 9th February in the history of India, Major historical events on this day. Famous Birthdays on February 9 and death anniversaries on this day. Day Sunday, 9 February 2020 Festivals/Celebrations/Observations None Panchaang Aaj Ka Panchaang Events Today's Events Famous Birthdays on 9th February 1929 – A. R. Antulay, Indian social worker and politician, 8th Chief Minister of Maharashtra (d. 2014) 1922 – C. P. Krishnan Nair, Indian businessman, founded The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts (d. 2014) Death Anniversaries on February 9 2012 – O. P. Dutta, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1922) 1981 – M. C. Chagla, Indian jurist and politician, Indian Minister of External Affairs (b. 1900)

Learn about the importance of 8th February in the history of India. Major historical events on February 8 in India. Famous Birthdays on this day and death anniversaries on this day. Famous Birthdays on February 8 1964 – Santosh Sivan, Indian director, cinematographer, producer, and actor 1963 – Mohammad Azharuddin, Indian cricketer and politician 1941 – Jagjit Singh, Indian singer-songwriter (d. 2011) 1897 – Zakir Hussain, Indian academic and politician, 3rd president of India (d. 1969) Death Anniversaries on February 8 2016 – Nida Fazli, Indian poet and songwriter (b. 1938)

Learn about the importance of 7th February in the history of India. Major historical events on February 7 in India. Famous Birthdays on this day and death anniversaries on this day. Famous Birthdays on February 7 1964 – Ashok Banker, Indian journalist, author, and screenwriter 1908 – Manmath Nath Gupta, Indian journalist and author (d. 2000)

Learn about the importance of 6th February in the history of India. Major historical events on February 6 in India. Famous Birthdays on this day and death anniversaries on this day. Famous Birthdays on February 6 1983 – S. Sreesanth, Indian cricketer 1915 – Kavi Pradeep, Indian poet and songwriter (d. 1998) 1894 – Kirpal Singh, Indian spiritual master (d. 1974) 1874 – Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura, Indian religious leader, founded the Gaudiya Math (d. 1937) Death Anniversaries on February 6 1976 – Ritwik Ghatak, Bangladeshi-Indian director and screenwriter (b. 1925) 1931 – Motilal Nehru, Indian lawyer and politician, President of the Indian National Congress (b. 1861)

Learn about the importance of 5th February in the history of India. Major historical events on February 5 in India. Famous Birthdays on 5th February and death anniversaries on February 5 Famous Birthdays on February 5 1990 – Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Indian cricketer 1976 – Abishek Bachchan, Indian actor 1936 – K. S. Nissar Ahmed, Indian poet and academic 1924 – Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy, Indian cardinal (d. 2014) Death Anniversaries on February 5 2008 – Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Indian guru, founded Transcendental Meditation (b. 1918) 1927 – Inayat Khan, Indian mystic and educator (b. 1882)

Learn about the importance of 4th February . Major historical events in the history of India. Famous Birthdays on this day and death anniversaries on February 4. 4th February in the history of India 1948 - Soon after Mahatma Gandhi was killed by Nathuram Godse on 30th January 1948, the RSS was banned on February 4, 1948 , for the first time. The Govt at the time released a statement on the ban saying: "The ban was being imposed to "root out the forces of hate and violence" at work in the country. The ban was lifted after a year, on July 11 1949. 1945 – World War II: The British Indian Army and Imperial Japanese Army begin a series of battles known as the Battle of Pokoku and Irrawaddy River operations. Famous Birthdays on February 4 1984 – Sandeep Acharya, Indian singer (d. 2013) 1891 – M. A. Ayyangar, Indian lawyer and politician, 2nd Speaker of the Lok Sabha (d. 1978) Death Anniversaries on February 4 1974 – Satyendra Nath Bose, Indian physicist, mathema

Learn about the importance of 3rd February . Major historical events of February 3 in the history of India. Famous Birthdays and death anniversaries on this day. 3rd February in the history of India 1509 – The Portuguese navy defeats a joint fleet of the Ottoman Empire, the Republic of Venice, the Sultan of Gujarat, the Mamlûk Burji Sultanate of Egypt, the Zamorin of Calicut, and the Republic of Ragusa at the Battle of Diu in Diu, India. Famous Birthdays on 3rd February 1963 – Raghuram Rajan, Indian economist and academic 1906 – George Adamson, Indian-English author and activist (d. 1989) 1816 – Ram Singh Kuka, Indian credited with starting the non-cooperation movement Death Anniversaries on 3rd February 2016 – Balram Jakhar, Indian lawyer and politician, 23rd Governor of Madhya Pradesh (b. 1923) 2012 – Raj Kanwar, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1961) 1969 – C. N. Annadurai, Indian journalist and politician, 7th Chief Minister of Madras Sta

Learn about the importance of 2nd February . Significant historical events, famous Birthdays and death anniversaries on this day February 2. Famous Birthdays on February 2 1922 – Kunwar Digvijay Singh , Indian field hockey (d. 1978) 1915 – Khushwant Singh , Indian journalist and author (d. 2014)

Learn about the importance of 1st February. Major historical events and famous Birthdays of February first in India. Death anniversaries on this day. 1st February in the history of India 1992 – The Chief Judicial Magistrate of Bhopal court declares Warren Anderson, ex-CEO of Union Carbide, a fugitive under Indian law for failing to appear in the Bhopal disaster case. Famous Birthdays on 1st February 1961 – Kaduvetti Guru, Indian politician (d. 2018) 1930 – Hussain Muhammad Ershad, Indian-Bangladeshi general and politician, 10th President of Bangladesh (d. 2019) Death Anniversaries on February 1 2013 – Shanu Lahiri, Indian painter and educator (b. 1928) 2003 - Kalpana Chawla, Indian-American engineer and astronaut (b. 1961)