Important Events in 1399

• 1399: Amir Timur left Delhi. He took the title ‘Emperor of India’ and recrossed the Indus on March 11.

Important Events in 1664

• 1664: Shivaji assumes royal title.
• 1664: Shivaji marched towards Surat.

Important Events in 1851

• 1851: Publication of Marathi newspaper ‘Gyanoday’.

Important Events in 1862

• 1862: Indian Penal Code and code of Criminal Procedure passed on October 6, 1860 came into force.

Important Events in 1874

• 1874: The first women magazine “Bola Bodhini” was published.

Important Events in 1877

• 1877: Queen Victoria was proclaimed as ‘The Empress of India’ in Delhi Darbar.

Important Events in 1879

• 1879: Edward M Forster, English novelist (Howards End, Passage to India), was born.

Important Events in 1880

• 1880: Money order system was introduced.

Important Events in 1891

• 1891: Sampurnanand, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, was born.

Important Events in 1892

• 1892: Mahadev Haribhai Desai, follower of Gandhiji, was born in Surat district.

Important Events in 1894

• 1894: Satyendranath Bose, Professor and famous Indian physics expert, was born, He worked with Albert Einstein for some time.

Important Events in 1897

• 1897: Girja Dayal Girish, great poet and writer, was born at Saraiyan Mahipat Singh, U.P.

Important Events in 1903

• 1903: Sen also produced the first publicity films of India–“Jaba Kusum Hair Oil” and ”Edward’s Anti-malaria Specific”. He also filmed the celebrations of the Coronation of King Edward VII at Calcutta.
• 1903: A vast crowd thronged the great plain outside Delhi today, waiting to hear the declaration that King Edward VII was Emperor of India. The crowd, clothed in brilliantly colored garments, was largely composed of common people who had come to the durbar to see India’s princes pledge their fealty to the Emperor . The Duke of Connaught, representing King Edward, sat on the left of the Viceroy of India, Lord Curzon of Kedleston, who sat on a throne surrounded by giant silver footstools. Lord Curzon spoke briefly, then read a message from the King, who expressed regret at not being present at the durbar and his wishes for “”the increasing prosperity of my Indian Empire.”” Among the dignitaries in the amphi-theater were 600 veterans of the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857-58.

Important Events in 1909

• 1909: Dattaram Dharmaji Hindlekar, cricketer (Indian batsman & wicket-keeper 1936-46), was born in Bombay.

Important Events in 1910

• 1910: Rajnath Pandey, great writer and educationist, was born in Pindra, Varanasi (U.P.).

Important Events in 1914

• 1914: Dhirendra Nath Mukherji, social worker, was born at Bankura, West Bengal.

Important Events in 1918

• 1918: Sir Edwin Lutyens was knighted in recognition of his quality of work at Delhi and his gratuitious services to the War Graves Commission.

Important Events in 1920

• 1920: P.M. Nadagouda, politician, was born at Mysore, Chitwadgi.
• 1920: Seth Darbari Shah, great industrialist, was born in Ikhlas.

Important Events in 1924

• 1924: Krishna Mohan Jha, famous educationist, was born at Pokharia near Katihar (Purnea).

Important Events in 1926

• 1926: Mohammad Abdul Hye, educationist, was born at Alitangani, (Nowgong).

Important Events in 1931

• 1931: Gopi Chand Narang, great educationist and Urdu scholar, was born at Dukki.

Important Events in 1932

• 1932: Publication of Marathi Newspaper ‘Sakal’ started.

Important Events in 1934

• 1934: Raju V. Vikram, cricket test umpire for 2 tests from 1984-87, was born at Karnataka.

Important Events in 1944

• 1944: Sir Edwin Lutyens, the Builder of Rashtrapati Bhavan and England’s most outstanding architect of his time, died.

Important Events in 1948

• 1948: India raised voice against Pakistani infilatration in the country. A complaint was lodged in the Security Council of United Nation on Kashmir invasion.
• 1948: Orissa High Court was established at Cuttack for Orissa territory.

Important Events in 1949

• 1949: A ceasefire eventually came into force. Under UN supervision, a negotiated Cease Fire Line was drawn up on an actual holding basis pending future settlements. This meandering, and at places militarily illogical line, ran some 700 kilometres from Chhamb in the South to a map reference point NJ 9842 in Ladakh in the North. The fighting was to continue for 15 months, with heavy RIAF involvement throughout, but despite being continuously on an operational footing throughout this period, the re-organisation and modernisation of the service continued unabated.

Important Events in 1950

• 1950: Inauguration of National Chemical Laboratory at Mumbai.

Important Events in 1955

• 1955: Shantiswaroop Bhatnagar, famous Indian Chemical Expert, died.

Important Events in 1956

• 1956: No. 20 Squadron, Indian Air Force’s first jet squadron equipped with Vampires, was formed and christened ‘The Lightnings’.

Important Events in 1965

• 1965: This year was announced to be observed as the “Year of International Co-operation”.

Important Events in 1966

• 1966: Vimal Roy, film maker and producer, passed away.

Important Events in 1967

• 1967: Day’s play in the Calcutta Test vs West Indies cancelled by riots.

Important Events in 1969

• 1969: B. Sivaraman was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 30-11-1970.

Important Events in 1972

• 1972: Indian states abolished the previous rulers of Privy purses and privileges.

Important Events in 1973

• 1973: Indian General Insurance Corporation nationalised.

Important Events in 1974

• 1974: This year was announced to be observed as the “World Population Year”.

Important Events in 1975

• 1975: Shankarrao Vasudev Kirloskar, famous iindustrialist, died.

Important Events in 1976

• 1976: Broadcasting of Commercial Advertisements on TV stations started.

Important Events in 1978

• 1978: Samrat (Emperor) Ashoka, Air India’s first Jumbo-Jet Boeing 747, after explosion falls into Arabian Sea, killing 213 people. Nobody survived.

Important Events in 1979

• 1979: This year was announced to be observed as the “International Year of the Child”.

Important Events in 1980

• 1980: This decade was announced to be observed as the “International Decade of Water & Sanitation”.

Important Events in 1981

• 1981: Colaba District renamed as Raigad District.
• 1981: This year was announced to be observed as the “International Year for the Disabled”.

Important Events in 1983

• 1983: This year was announced to be observed as the “International Communications Year”.

Important Events in 1985

• 1985: Doordarshan starts Malayalam telecast from Trivandrum.
• 1985: United Nations General Assembly proclaimed the year as the “International Youth Year”(IYY) with the theme “Participation, Development and Peace”.

Important Events in 1986

• 1986: Fourth Pay Commission implemented.
• 1986: This year was announced to be observed as the “International Peace Year”.

Important Events in 1987

• 1987: United Nations General Assembly announced this year to be observed as the “International Year of Shelter for the Homeless”. (5-10-87).

Important Events in 1988

• 1988: The Officers Training School (OTS) was re-christened as Officers Training Academy. Besides training Indian nationals, 74 cadets from Sri Lanka have also been trained at the OTA.
• 1988: On the Christan New Year Day, Maharashtra became the first state to launch a public campaign against smoking.

Important Events in 1989

• 1989: India and Pakistan sign three agreements.
• 1989: The 4th annual SAARC summit concludes in Islamabad.
• 1989: This year was announced to be observed as the “International Year of the Young Reader”.
• 1989: Dinkar Sakrikar, editor of monthly magzine ‘Purva’ and socialist, passed away.

Important Events in 1991

• 1991: Bhanu Pratap Singh, Karnataka Governor, resigns. Goa governor Khurshid Alam Khan appointed in his place.

Important Events in 1992

• 1992: Petrol and diesel price hiked in 11 states to make it uniform all over the country.
• 1992: This year was announced to be observed as the “International Space Year”.

Important Events in 1994

• 1994: Hindu Heritage Endowment, first Hindu international trust, was founded by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami.
• 1994: This year was announced to be observed as the “International Year of Family”.

Important Events in 1995

• 1995: 8th World Tamil Conference begins in Madurai.
• 1995: N.D.Tiwari steps down as president of UP Congress committee.
• 1995: Raman Lamba & Ravi Sehgal score 464 for 1st wicket for Delhi.
• 1995: This year was announced to be observed as the “International Year of Tolerance”.

Important Events in 1997

• 1997: 30-year Ganga water sharing treaty between India and Bangladesh takes effect.

Important Events in 1998

• 1998: The Election Commission announces the poll schedule for the 12th Lok Sabha. The polling will be on February 16, 22, 28 and March 7. Simultaneously, elections are to be held for the Meghalaya, Tripura, Nagaland, Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh Assemblies.

Important Events in 1999

• 1999: This year was announced to be observed as the “International Year of Elderly”.
• 1999: George Fernandes, Defence Minister, said the sacked Naval Chief, Admiral Vishnu Bhagwat, had been displaying “disturbing tendencies” for over a year and even threatened his successor, Admiral Sushil Kumar, with court martial.