This Day in India's (Indian) History - December - Birthdays of Famous Indians

December

1 December

2 December


3 December
1971 Indo-Pakistani War of 1971: India attacksWest Pakistan
1986 Arunachal Pradesh Statehood Bill approved by Parliament

4 December

1971 The Indian Navy attacks the Pakistan Navy and Karachi.
2002 Vajpayee and Putin sign Delhi declaration

5 December
1950 Sikkim becomes a protectorate of India
1999  Mumbai girl Yukta Mookhey crowned Miss World


6 December
1992 Mosque structure at Ayodhya pulled down

7 December
1995 INSAT-2C successfully launched from Koru (French Guiana)

8 December


9 December

9 December 1946  First session of the Constituent Assembly of India started. Muslim League boycotted it.

10 December

11 December

12 December

1911 Delhi replaces Calcutta as the capital of India by British Rulers


13 December
2001 Terrorist attack on Indian Parliament

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16 December
1971 India’s army occupies Dacca, West Pakistani troops surrenders
1991 Satyajit Ray got special Oscar Award

17 December

1971  Cease fire between India & Pakistan in Kashmir


18 December

19 December
1996 P.V. Narsimha Rao resigned from CPP leadership


20 December
1990 Jharkhand Council Act passed

21 December






22 December

2002 Narendra Modi sworn in as Chief Minister of Gujarat
2003 Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2003 paving the way for double citizenship to the NRIs passed by Parliament

23 December

24 December

1984 Elections to Lok Sabha began
2002 Delhi Metro Rail opened



25 December

1924 Birthday of Atal Behari Vajpayee

2007 Narendra Modi is sworn in as Chief Minister of Gujarat for the third time


26 December

1925 The Communist Party of India founded.
1978 Indira Gandhi, released from jail
2002 Prime Minister, Mr. Vajpayee inaugurates the Rashtriya Rail Vikas Yojana for Golden Quadilateral Network

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31 December

1929 The Lahore session of the INC adopted the goal of complete independence poorna swarajya for India; Jawaharlal Nehru hoisted the tricolour of Indian Independence on the banks of the Ravi at Lahore.

1984 Thumping majority for Congress Party in 1984 Lok Sabha Elections (Dee 24, 27, 28)
Rajiv Gandhi elected leader of the Congress Party and becomes Prime Minister

2012 News

1
Former Prime Minister Inder Singh Gujral was cremated with state honours.
Shweta Bhatt is the congress candidate against Modi

7
FDI in multibrand retail approved in Rajya Sabha. Mayawati supported the move in Rajya Sabha

20 - Counting votes for Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh States will take place

This Day in India's (Indian) History - January

2 January
1757  Calcutta was captured by Robert Clive
1899 - Monks - Disciples of Rama Krishna Parama Hamsa started residing at Belur Math



4 January

January 1805 Battle of Bhurtpur  Marathas successfully defended East India Company assault
http://www.heritage-history.com/www/heritage.php?Dir=wars&FileName=wars_mahratta.php

12 January

January 1779 Battle Wargaom East India company force under Colonel Cockburn retreating from Poona was attacked by Mahadaji Scindia.
http://www.heritage-history.com/www/heritage.php?Dir=wars&FileName=wars_mahratta.php

17 January

17 January 1941 Subhash Chandra Bose escaped from India; reached Berlin (Mar 28).

26 January

Republic Day of India

30 January

30 January 1948  Mahatma Gandhi was shot dead.

This Day in India's (Indian) History - June

8 June

8 June 1948 Air India started regular service Bombay to London

19 June

19 June 1956 Life Insurance of India Act was passed.
http://www.licindia.in/history.htm

23 June

23 June 1757 Battle of Plassey - East India company forces won that battle. Siraj-ud-Daula fled the battle.
http://www.historytoday.com/richard-cavendish/battle-plassey

25 June

25 June 1932 Indian team started playing its first test match.
25 June 1983 Indian won Cricket World Cup
http://nrao-games-sports.blogspot.in/2012/06/25-june-indian-cricket-history-day.html

This Day in India's (Indian) History - April

13 April

13 April 1919 Jalianwala Bagh Massacre of Innocent people by British Police.

28 April  1916 B.G. Tilak started Indian Home Rule League with its headquarters at Poona.

30 April

1030 Mahmud Ghazni passed away in his capital

1908 Khudiram Bose along with Prafulla Chaki had planned to throw a bomb at a carriage  carrying the  magistrate Kingsford. But  he was betrayed and was caught and  was sentenced to death.

1998 Anna Hazare, social worker, was awarded the CARE International humanitarian award for 1998

1999 Jessica Lal, model and TV personality, was murdered in a crowded south Delhi restaurant.

This Day in India's (Indian) History - May

1 May


1897 Swami Vivekananda established Ramakrishna Mission.
1923 Under the leadership of Singaravelu Chettiar, the first May day was celebrated in India.
1947 Congress Working Committee accepted Partition in principle
1960 Bombay province was divided between Maharashtra and Gujrat States.
1977 Janata Party was established.
1994 Political party Shiromani Akali Dal was established.
1998 The Konkan Railway running for 760-km is dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.


2 May

1968 Lok Sabha passed the Public Provident Fund Act.
1996 General Election 2nd phase begins in 204 LS and 223 Assembly constituencies spread over 17 States & union territories.

3 May


1764 Mir Kasim, with the backing of Delhi Emperor, attacked on Patna but was defeated by Britishers. Britishers became the rulers of Bengal, the richest province of India.

1765 Clive became Governor of Bengal for second time after he returned to Calcutta from England.

1913  Dada Saheb Phalke, made India's first fully indigenous silent four-reel feature film 'Raja Harishchandra'  The film had titles in Hindi and English and was released today at the Coronation Cinematograph in Bombay.

1947 Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC) was established.


4 May

1783 - Tipu Sultan was enthroned as the ruler of Mysore after the death of Haider Ali in a simple ceremony at Bednur.

1799 Tipu Sultan was killed in a battle against 5,000 British soldiers who stormed and razed his capital, Seringapatanam.

1854 The first stamp was officially issued from Calcutta where the first modern post office was established.

1993 Santosh Yadav became the first Indian woman to conquer the Everest twice.




5 May

1930 Gandhiji was arrested and imprisoned without trial.

1944 Gandhi-Jinnah talks break down on Pakistan issue.

1955 Indian parliament accept Hindu divorce.

1977 Chandra Shekar chosen President of the Janatha Party.

1992 Prithvi, India's medium range surface-to-surface missile, successfully launched.

6 May

1529  Babar Shah, Mughal Emperior, defeated  Nawab Nasrat Shah of Bengal, on the banks of Ghaghra river.

1680 Chatrapati Rajaram Maharaj was crowned.

1775 Nanda Kumar, king of Calcutta, was arrested.

1952 Dr. Rajendra Prasad was elected the President of India "Rashtrapati"after the first Presidential election held under the Indian constitution.


9 May

May 1933  Gandhiji released from prison as he begins fast for self-purification. INC suspends Civil Disobedience movement but authorizes Satyagraha by individuals.


18 May

May 1775 Battle of Aras - British defeated Marathas
http://www.heritage-history.com/www/heritage.php?Dir=wars&FileName=wars_mahratta.php

23 May

1984 Bachendri Pal, an employee of Tata Iron and Steel Co. Limited climbed to the summit of Mount Everest to become the first Indian woman and the fifth women in the world to achieve this feat.

This Day in India's (Indian) History - July

1 July
Foundation day of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
http://icai.org


2 July

1972 India Pakistan Shimla Agreement


Updated on 1 July 2012

See
http://navigatehistory.blogspot.in/

This Day in India's (Indian) History - November

4 November

1845 Birthday Vasudev Balwant Phadke


6 November

1556  Akbar's forces defeated and killed Hemu in the Second Battle of Panipat


7 November

1858 Birthday Bipin Chandra Pal

8 November

1927 The British Prime Minister announced the appointment of the Simon Commission to suggest future constitutional reforms in India. Simon Commission arrived in Bombay on Feb 3, 1928 and in the all-India  hartal,  Lala Lajpat Rai was assaulted by police at Lahore.

14 November

Birthday of Jawaharlal Nehru



17 November
1928 Death of Lala Lajpat Rai.
1932  The Third Round Table Conference began in London (Nov 17 to Dec 24)
2012  Death of Balasaheb Thackeray - Shiv Sena Supreme Party Leader, Maharashtra

19 November  Birthday of Rani Lakshmi Bai, Smt. Indira Gandhi

20 November

Birthday of Tipu Sultan

1962 - Fall of the 4th Division in China's attack on India
http://isikkim.com/darkest-day-of-our-modern-history/


21 November

1962 Announcement of ceasefire by Chineser

22 November

1989 Lok Sabha Elections started (22-26)

24 November

2002 Militant attack on Raghunath temple in Jammu & Kashmir

25 November

26 November

1949 Constitution of India was adopted by Constituent assembly. Came in force on 26 January 1950.

2008  Attack by terrorists on Mumbai at 10.00 pm



27 November

1920 Appeal by Mahatma Gandhi
To Every Englishmen in India (November 27, 1920)

29 November

1989  Rajiv Gandhi Resigned as Prime Minister
http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/2145_89.htm

30 November

1930  First Round Table Conference begins in London to consider the report of the Simon Commission.


2012
30 November
Yeddyurappa, former chief minister of Karnataka resigned from BJP
http://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/slide-show-1-pained-yeddyurappa-faxes-his-resignation-to-gadkari/20121130.htm

This Day in India's (Indian) History - February

14 February

14 February 1930 The Working Committee of the INC met at Sabarmati and passed the Civil Disobedience resolution.

15 February

February 1780  Battle of Ahmedabad - The strong fortress of Ahmedabad under Marathas was stormed by East India forces under General Goddard and was taken
http://www.heritage-history.com/www/heritage.php?Dir=wars&FileName=wars_mahratta.php

This Day in India's (Indian) History - March

12 March

12 March 1930 Dandi March - Mahatma Gandhi launched  the Civil Disobedience movement with his Dandi March (Mar 12 to Apr 6). First phase of the Civil Disobedience movement was during Mar 12, 1930 to Mar 5, 1931.

This Day in India's (Indian) History - August

15 August

India's Independence Day  15 August 1947

This Day in India's (Indian) History - September

1 September

1 September 1942  Subhash Chandra Bose establish the Indian National Army 'Azad Hind Fauj

This Day in India's (Indian) History - October

2 October

Mahatma Gandhi's Birth Day 2 October 1869

20 October

1962 Chinese Attacked India