241 Year wise Indian Historical Events
Historical Events 563-------------- Gautama Buddha is believed to have been born in 563 BC in Lumbini, in modern-day Nepal. 1. Historical Events 1502- Vasco da Gama set sail for his second voyage to India in 1502. 1. Historical Events 1630- Founder of the Maratha Empire, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, was born on February 19, 1630. Historical Events 1699 - Guru Gobind Singh, the 10th Sikh Guru, formalised the Khalsa order [ panth ] in 1699. 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 the shift of India's capital from Calcutta to Delhi in 1911. Events 1913- ------------------------ Rabindranath Tagore became the first non-European to...