10 January special day in India
Important Events-
Birth & Death
10 January special day in India :
- International Hindi Day
International Hindi Day is celebrated every year on 10 January. In 1975, the first World Hindi Conference was organized in Nagpur. It was decided to celebrate this day to commemorate that historical moment.
Hindi is the most widely spoken language in India and is popular all over the world. The Constitution of India recognized Hindi as the official language of India on 14 September 1949. But International Hindi Day is celebrated to promote Hindi internationally.
On this day, various programs, seminars, and literary activities are organized by Indian embassies and cultural institutions around the world for the promotion of Hindi language.
International Hindi Day reminds us of the importance of preserving and promoting the Hindi language. This day strengthens the global recognition of the language and increases pride in Indian culture.
10 January special day in India - Important Events :
- 1730: Construction of Shaniwarwada in Pune begins
- 1806: Dutch settlers in Cape Town surrender to the British.
- 1863: The 7 km long and seven station Underground Railway designed by Charles Pearson opens in London.
- 1870: Churchgate railway station of the British-run Bombay Baroda and Central India Railway opens
- 1920: World War I – The Treaty of Versailles comes into force, ending World War I.
- 1966: The Tashkent Agreement is signed between India and Pakistan.
- 1972: Sheikh Mujibur Rahman returns as the President of the newly independent Bangladesh after spending 9 months in prison in Pakistan.
- 1990: Time Warner is formed through the merger of Time and Warner Communications.
- 10 January special day in India
10 January special day in India - Birth :
- 1775: Birth of ‘Bajirao Peshwa (II)’. (Died: 28 January 1851 – Brahmavart)
- 1896: Birth of ‘Dinkar Gangadhar Kelkar’ – Architect. (Died: 12 January 1966)
- 1900: Birth of ‘Marotrao Sambashiv Kannamwar’ – Second Chief Minister of Maharashtra. (Died: 24 November 1963)
- 1901: Birth of ‘Dr. Ganesh Hari Khare’ – History researcher.
- 1916: Birth of ‘Sune Bergstrom’ – Nobel Prize winning Swedish biochemist. (Died: 15 August 2004)
- 1919: Birth of ‘Shri. R. Bhide’ – Sanskrit scholar and author of the books ‘Shaap and Var’ in the Ramayana, ‘Kumarasambhava’ in the Mahabharata.
- 1930: Birth of ‘Basu Chatterjee’ – Indian film director and screenwriter. (Died: 4 June 2020)
- 1934: Birth of ‘Leonid Kravchuk’ – First President of Ukraine. (Died: 10 May 2022)
- 1937: Birth of ‘Murli Deora’ Indian politician. (Died: 24 November 2014)
- 1940: Birth of ‘K. J. Yesudas’ – Playback singer and musician.
- 1945: Birth of ‘John Mason’ – Indian educationist (Died: 17 February 2023)
- 1950: Birth of ‘Najubai Gavit’ – Life-saver for tribals.
- 1974: Birth of ‘Hrithik Roshan’ – Hindi film actor.
- 10 January special day in India
10 January special day in India - Death :
- 1760: ‘Ranvir Dattaji Shinde’ – Died in the First Battle of Panipat.
- 1778: ‘Carl Linnaeus’ – Died in the First Battle of Panipat. (Born: 23 May 1707)
- 1999: ‘Acharya Shripad Krishna Kelkar’ – Died in the Freedom Fighter and Socialist Thinker.
- 2002: ‘Pt. Chintamani Raghunath Vyas’ – Died in the Khyal Singer, Guru and Prisoner. (Born: 9 November 1924)
- 2017: ‘Roman Herzog’ – 7th President of Germany, Lawyer and Politician (Born: 5 April 1934)
- 1997: ‘Alexander R. Todd – Nobel Prize-winning Scottish biochemist (born: 2 October 1907)
- 1994: Girija Kumar Mathur – Hindi poet (born: 22 August 1919)
- 1957: Gabriela Mistral – Chilean poet and educationist – Nobel Prize (born: 7 April 1889)