241 Year wise Indian Historical Events
1. Historical Events 1502- Vasco da Gama set sail for his second voyage to India in 1502. 1. Historical Events 1630- Founder of Maratha Empire, Chhatrpati Shivaji Maharaj, was born on Feburary 19, 1630. Historical Events 1737- Peshwa Bajirao-1 led Marathas to victory against the Nizams and Mughals in the battle of Bhopal in 1737. Events 1851- ------------------------ India's first freight [ goods train] train was operated in 1851, carrying clay to build the Ganga Canal. Events 1911 ------------------------ British Emperor George V proclaimed to shift India's capital from Calcutta to Delhi in 1911. Events 1913- ------------------------ Rabindra Nath Tagore became the first non-European to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913. Events 1923- ------------------- Nagaland became the 16th state of India in 1963, with Kohima as its capital. Events 1931 - ------------------- Lord Irwin , the Viceroy of India, inaugurated New De...