550: From around 550 BCE, many independent kingdoms and republics known as the Mahajanapadas were established across the country. - India, Wikipedia.
550: From around 550 BCE, many independent kingdoms and republics known as the Mahajanapadas were established across the country. - India, Genealogy_wikia.
September 23, 1668: George Oxenden became the first Governor of Bombay under the British East India Company on 23 September 1668. - History of Mumbai, Wikipedia.
September 24, 1779: He was commissioned and gazetteered as
Lieutenant-Colonel of the newly formed cavalry regiment for duty in
India called the 23rd Light
Dragoons, and later renamed the 19th Light Dragoons. - Sir John Floyd, 1st Baronet, Wikipedia.
October 18, 1817: On October
18La Argentina encountered an American frigate that passed on the news
that the Company of the Philippines had ended trade with India
three years prior. - Hippolyte de Bouchard, Wikipedia.
December 20, 1908: He was promoted to Lieutenant on 20 December 1908, and served
in the UK until he
was posted to India, where he
served from September 1911 until 1914, with No. - Cyril Holland, Wikipedia.
1910s
December 11, 1911: King George V and his Queen sat on golden thrones under
a golden umbrella on 11 December 1911 when they proclaimed that the
capital of British India would be shifted from Calcutta
to Delhi. - Coronation Park, Delhi, Wikipedia.
December 12, 1911: Later in the year, the new King and Queen travelled to
India for the Delhi Durbar held on
12 December 1911, and toured the sub-continent as Emperor and
Empress of India, returning to Britain in February. - Mary of Teck, Wikipedia.
September 24, 1919: Manilal was bitter
about the incident and on 24 September 1919 the Indian Imperial
Association passed a resolution condemning the government for not
allowing him to build when Europeans themselves had acquired land
by illegal means. - Manilal Doctor, Wikipedia.
1920s
November 10, 1921: The Wagon tragedy was the death of a large
number of prisoners on 10 November 1921 in the Malabar region of Kerala state of India. - Wagon tragedy, Wikipedia.
February 28, 1942: The 2nd Battalion, however, did not remain in North Africa to see
the fall of Tobruk instead they were to head to one of the most
difficult fighting terrains in the Second World War, on 28 February
1942 the 70th Division was put aboard ships headed for India to help stop the rapid
advance of the Japanese Army in Burma. - 2nd Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment, Wikipedia.
February 14, 1942: Seeking reprisal for their great loss and also retaliation against retreating soldiers from the 44th IndianBrigade who had fired from Alexandra Hospital, 3 groups of Japanese soldiers went on a blind rampage and entered the hospital from the rear bayoneting everyone they found, regardless of whether they were soldiers, patients and medical staff. - Fort Pasir Panjang, Wikipedia.
September 27, 1947: This Church
known as CMS Church merged with other Churches in South India on 27
September 1947 to form The Church of south India (CSI). - Claudius Buchanan, Wikipedia.
November 15, 1954: Netarhat Residential School was established on 15 November 1954,
after the independence of India for the people of state of Bihar, irrespective of their economic conditions,
caste and creed with the initiatives of the first chief
minister of Bihar, Dr. - Netarhat Residential School, Wikipedia.
February 6, 1968: The song was recorded at Abbey Road Studios during sessions on 3 February and 6 February 1968 before the Beatles left for India. - Lady Madonna, Wikipedia.
December 16, 1971: Indian intervention at the
height of the liberation war would eventually lead to the surrender
of Pakistani forces and the establishment of the Bangladeshi state
on December 16. - Bengali nationalism, Wikipedia.
December 29, 1974: Twinkle Khanna born Tina Jatin Khanna on 29
December 1974 is an Indian film
actress who has acted in Bollywood and Telugu films. - Twinkle Khanna, Wikipedia.
1980s
January 18, 1982: But it actually came into being from 18 January 1982 and later it
was upgraded under the provision of the 6th schedule to the Indian
constitution with effect from the 1 April 1985 by the 49th
amendment to the Constitution of India. - Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council, Wikipedia.
November 18, 1989: It is possibly the largest built in India and was consecrated on November
18th 1989 by His Holiness the XIVth Dalai Lama. - The Great Buddha, Wikipedia.
September 30, 1996: Vishnu Bhagwat was appointed to chief of naval staff from 30
September 1996 and was sacked on 30 December 1998 under Article 310
of the Constitution of India. - Vishnu Bhagwat, Wikipedia.
December 19, 1999: Apeejay Shiekh Sarai enjoys the unique distinction of being the
first school in India to feature in The Limca Book Of World Records
for having organized a car rally on 19 December 1999 with maximum
participation to mark the Silver Jubilee of the institution. - Apeejay School (Sheikh Sarai, New Delhi), Wikipedia.
September 12, 2005: India and Pakistan will exchange
civilian prisoners on September 12 at the Waga border. - September 2005, Wikipedia.
2006
February 19, 2006: The first reports of bird flu in India came from the village of Nawapur in the
Nandurbar district of Maharashtra on 19 February 2006. - 2006 H5N1 outbreak in India, Wikipedia.
November 15, 2006: India and Pakistan agreed today to set
up a panel to combat terrorism during the first
peace talks between the countries in almost a year. - November 2006, Wikipedia.
September 22, 2009: Casualties and 25 deaths are feared in a gun battle between Maoist rebels and
supporters of the ruling Communist party in the Indian state of West Bengal. - September 2009, Wikipedia.
September 23, 2009: India successfully launches
seven satellites in a single mission one month after its inaugural
Moon mission is aborted. - September 2009, Wikipedia.
September 10, 2009: At least five girls are killed and 30 other students injured in
a stampede at a state-run school in the Indian capital, New Delhi. - September 2009, Wikipedia.
November 26, 2009: Ceremonies are held in India
to mark the first anniversary of a series of attacks in Mumbai by Pakistani militants which killed 166 people. - November 2009, Wikipedia.
December 12, 2009: She grew up with her mother and sister and represented India in the Miss World competition held on December 12, 2009. - Pooja Chopra, Wikipedia.
20
November 2006 – India- A bomb
explodes on a train near Belacoba station in West Bengal, India, killing 7 and injuring 53. - List of Indian rail accidents, Wikipedia.
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