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.
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 be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913.
Events 1930--------------------
Mahatma Gandhi began the Salt March from Ahmedabad on 12th March 1930 to protest Britain's salt monopoly
Events 1931 --------------------
Lord Irwin, the Viceroy of India, inaugurated New Delhi as the capital of India on February 13, 1931. This replaced Calcutta as the country's capital.
Events 1984 --------------------
Rakesh Sharma became the first Indian to go to space when he flew aboard
Soyuz T-11 IN 1984.
Events 1944 --------------------
Subhash Chandra Bose's INA hoisted the tricolor flag at Manipur, a first on the Indian mainland, on this day in 1944.
Events 1943--------------------
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose raised the Indian Flag in Andaman, the first Indian territory freed from British Rule.
Events 1948--------------------
On January 12,1948, on the eve of the final fast in Delhi, Mahatma Gandhi appealed for communal peace. He passed away two weeks later.
Events 1954--------------------
Bharat Ratna and Padma Vibhushan, India's highest civilian awards, were established on 2nd January 1954.
Events 1956--------------------
Bmimrao converted to Buddhism in 1956.
Events 1961-------------------------
India liberated Daman and Diu in 1961, ending Portuguese colonial rule dating back to the 1500s.
Events 1963--------------------
Nagaland became the 16th state of India in 1963, with Kohima as its capital.
Events 1971-------------------------
Manipur, Tripura, and Meghalaya [three states] were formed on January 21, 1971, as a result of the 1971 State Organization Act.
Events 1996-------------------------
The state of Madras was renamed Tamil Nadu in 1969, and its capital city was rechristened as Chennai in 1996.
Events 1997-------------------------
Kalpana Chawla became the first Indian- born woman to go to space in 1997.
Events 2001------------------------
Wikipedia, the free, open-source, multilingual online encyclopedia, was launched in 2001.
Events 2005------------------------
India and Pakistan began a bus service to ease travel for families divided since 1947.
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