Today in Indian History ( November 10)

what happened today ? ( November 10)

 Chandra Shekhar Singh  was an Indian politician who served as the 8th Prime Minister of India from 10 November 1990 to 21 June 1991

10-November-1659  Chhatrapati Shivaji killed Afzal Khan near Pratapgad Fort .

10-November-1698  East India Company purchased Calcutta, which had only a village at that time.

10-November-1848  Surendranath Banerji, popularly known as Rashtraguru, was born at Taltala, Calcutta.

10-November-1901  Formal inauguration of the new North-West Frontier Province created out of the Punjab.

10-November-1909  Gandhiji replies to Tolstoy, sends his biography by Doke.

10-November-1922  S. K. Raghunath Rao, cricket test umpire for 7 tests from 1960-67, was born in Karnataka.

10-November-1938  Mustafa Kemal Ataturk passed away at Istanbul.

10-November-1960  B. N. Jha was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India.

10-November-1960  First Nagpur session of Maharashtra State.

10-November-1968  Tukdoji Maharaj, modern social reformer, saint and poet, died in his ashram at Mozri in district Amravati.

10-November-1989  Foundation stone laid for the Ram Janambhoomi temple at Ayodhya.

10-November-1990  Two Burmese youth hijack a Thai Airlines Airbus with 221 passengers on board to Calcutta.

10-November-1990  Chandra Shekhar Singh sworn in as 8th Prime Minister of India.

10-November-1991  South Africa's first cricket One-day international since 1970 vs India.

10-November-1992  Attorney General G. Ramaswamy, under cloud for his dealings with Standard Chartered Bank, resigns.

10-November-1994  Dr. K. V. Putappa ""Kuvempu"", first Gyanpeet Awardee for literature and Kannad author, died at the age of 90 ye

10-November-2000  R.M. Shankara and Rashmi Kumari lift men's and women's title in the World carrom championship in New Delhi.