M. Patanjali Sastri was born on on January 4.1889 Indian lawyer and jurist, 2nd Chief Justice of India.
On January 10.1791 ;The Siege of Dunlap's Station begins near Cincinnati during the Northwest Indian War. source
On January 10.1791 ;The Siege of Dunlap's Station begins near Cincinnati during the Northwest Indian War.
On January 12.1863 ; Swami Vivekananda, Indian monk and philosopher. source
On January 12.1863 ; Swami Vivekananda, Indian monk and philosopher.
On January 20.1948 ; United Nations Security Council Resolution 39 relating to India and Pakistan is adopted. source
On January 20.1948 ; United Nations Security Council Resolution 39 relating to India and Pakistan is adopted.
On January 26.1965 ; Hindi becomes the official language of India. source
On January 26.1965 ; Hindi becomes the official language of India.
On February 2.1966 ; Pakistan suggests a six-point agenda with Kashmir after the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. source
On February 2.1966 ; Pakistan suggests a six-point agenda with Kashmir after the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965.
On February 10.1763 ; French and Indian War: The Treaty of Paris ends the war and France cedes Quebec to Great Britain. source
On February 10.1763 ; French and Indian War: The Treaty of Paris ends the war and France cedes Quebec to Great Britain.
On February 13.1931 ; The British Raj completes its transfer from Calcutta to New Delhi. source
On February 13.1931 ; The British Raj completes its transfer from Calcutta to New Delhi.
On February 13.2011 ; For the first time in more than 100 years the Umatilla, an American Indian tribe, are able to hunt and harvest a bison just outside Yellowstone National Park, restoring a centuries-old tradition guaranteed by a treaty signed in 1855. source
On February 13.2011 ; For the first time in more than 100 years the Umatilla, an American Indian tribe, are able to hunt and harvest a bison just outside Yellowstone National Park, restoring a centuries-old tradition guaranteed by a treaty signed in 1855.
On February 14.1990 ; Ninety-two people are killed when Indian Airlines Flight 605 crashes in Bangalore, India. source
On February 14.1990 ; Ninety-two people are killed when Indian Airlines Flight 605 crashes in Bangalore, India.
On March 11. 1824 ; The United States Department of War creates the Bureau of Indian Affairs. source
On March 11. 1824 ; The United States Department of War creates the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
On March 11.1999 ;Infosys becomes the first Indian company listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange. source
On March 11.1999 ;Infosys becomes the first Indian company listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange.
On April 1.1895 ; The Indian Army is established. source
On April 1.1895 ; The Indian Army is established.
On April 1.1935 ; India's central banking institution, The Reserve Bank of India is formed. source
On April 1.1935 ; India's central banking institution, The Reserve Bank of India is formed.
On April 2.2011 ; India won the 2011 Cricket World Cup, defeating Sri Lanka by 6 wickets in the final in Mumbai, thus becoming the first country to win the Cricket World Cup final on home soil. source
On April 2.2011 ; India won the 2011 Cricket World Cup, defeating Sri Lanka by 6 wickets in the final in Mumbai, thus becoming the first country to win the Cricket World Cup final on home soil.
On April 4.1905 ; In India, an earthquake hits the Kangra Valley, killing 20,000, and destroying most buildings in Kangra, McLeod Ganj and Dharamsala. source
On April 4.1905 ; In India, an earthquake hits the Kangra Valley, killing 20,000, and destroying most buildings in Kangra, McLeod Ganj and Dharamsala.
On April 6.1919 ; Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi orders a general strike. source
On April 6.1919 ; Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi orders a general strike.
On April 6.1998 ; Pakistan tests medium-range missiles capable of reaching India. source
On April 6.1998 ; Pakistan tests medium-range missiles capable of reaching India.
On April 6.2010 ; Maoist rebels kill 76 CRPF officers in Dantewada district, India. source
On April 6.2010 ; Maoist rebels kill 76 CRPF officers in Dantewada district, India.
On April 11.1955 ; The Air India Kashmir Princess is bombed and crashes in a failed assassination attempt on Zhou Enlai by the Kuomintang. source
On April 11.1955 ; The Air India Kashmir Princess is bombed and crashes in a failed assassination attempt on Zhou Enlai by the Kuomintang.
On April 11.2012 ; An 8.2 magnitude earthquake hits Indonesia, off northern Sumatra at a depth of 16.4 km. A tsunami hits the island of Nias at Indonesia. source
On April 11.2012 ; An 8.2 magnitude earthquake hits Indonesia, off northern Sumatra at a depth of 16.4 km. A tsunami hits the island of Nias at Indonesia.
On April 29.1916 ; World War I: The British 6th Indian Division surrenders to Ottoman Forces at the Siege of Kut in one of the largest surrenders of British forces up to that point. source
On April 29.1916 ; World War I: The British 6th Indian Division surrenders to Ottoman Forces at the Siege of Kut in one of the largest surrenders of British forces up to that point.
On May 8.1973 ; A 71-day standoff between federal authorities and the American Indian Movement members occupying the Pine Ridge Reservation at Wounded Knee, South Dakota ends with the surrender of the militants. source
On May 8.1973 ; A 71-day standoff between federal authorities and the American Indian Movement members occupying the Pine Ridge Reservation at Wounded Knee, South Dakota ends with the surrender of the militants.
On May 9.1874 ; The first horse-drawn bus makes its début in the city of Mumbai, traveling two routes. source
On May 9.1874 ; The first horse-drawn bus makes its début in the city of Mumbai, traveling two routes.
On May 10.1857 ; Indian Rebellion of 1857: In India, the first war of Independence begins. Sepoys mutiny against their commanding officers at Meerut. source
On May 10.1857 ; Indian Rebellion of 1857: In India, the first war of Independence begins. Sepoys mutiny against their commanding officers at Meerut.
On May 14.1879 ; The first group of 463 Indian indentured laborers arrives in Fiji aboard the Leonidas. source
On May 14.1879 ; The first group of 463 Indian indentured laborers arrives in Fiji aboard the Leonidas.
On May 22.1987 ; Hashimpura massacre in Meerut, India. source
On May 22.1987 ; Hashimpura massacre in Meerut, India.
On June 6.1882 ; More than 100,000 inhabitants of Bombay are killed when a cyclone in the Arabian Sea pushes huge waves into the harbour. source
On June 6.1882 ; More than 100,000 inhabitants of Bombay are killed when a cyclone in the Arabian Sea pushes huge waves into the harbour.
On June 6.2004 ; Tamil is established as a "classical language" by the President of India, Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, in a joint sitting of the two houses of the Indian Parliament. source
On June 6.2004 ; Tamil is established as a "classical language" by the President of India, Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, in a joint sitting of the two houses of the Indian Parliament.
On June 7.1893 ; Mohandas Gandhi commits his first act of civil disobedience. source
On June 7.1893 ; Mohandas Gandhi commits his first act of civil disobedience.