1781
British troops defeated Hyder Ali’s progress. He was checked by Eyree Coote after the battle of Porto Novo and becamed subdued.
1821
Daily newspaper ‘Mumbai Samachar’ was published.
1852
For the first time in Asia, Postal Stamp for the general public was issued by Sindh Province in Karachi.
1856
In south, the first line was opened by the Madras Railway Company. It ran between Veyasarpandy and Walajah Road (Arcot), a distance of 63 miles.
1862
Calcutta High Court was established for West Bengal and Andaman & Nicobar Islands. This Court has a Circuit Bench at Port Blair.
1879
Post Card of one paisa was started in India by the Post and Telegraph Department.
1909
Madanlal Dhingra, revolutionary, assassinated Sir William Curzon Wyllie, a prominent Anglo-Indian, at the Imperial Institute in London.
1927
Chandrashekhar, former Prime Minister of India, was born.
1947
Independence of India Bill passed.
1947
British Parliament passes the India Independence Act and fixes August 15 for the transfer of power.
1952
Olympic Games opened at Helsinki.
1955
Imperial Bank of India was inaugurated and was renamed as State Bank of India.
1961
Kalpana Chawla, the first Indian women astronaut (STS 87), was born in Karnal.
1962
Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy, great leader, veteran nationalist, politician, professor, physician and architect, passed away.
1964
Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI) was established.
1965
Meerut University was established.
1968
Asia’s biggest nuclear research lab started in New Delhi.
1975
Indira Gandhi, then Prime Minister of India, declared a 20-point economic programme.
1982
MGR inaugurates Tamil Nadu’s noon meal programme for poor children.
1984
Ravishankar Maharaj, freedom fighter and national leader of the country, died at the age of 101.
1989
Yashvantrao Chavan Open University was established.
1991
Rupee devalued by 8.5%.
1992
Central Railway started special train for ladies in Mumbai.
1992
Major changes in Exim policy-farming and repacking included under the definition of ‘manufacturer’.
1997
Prime Minister inaugurated India’s first Science City in Calcutta.
1997
Voluntary Disclosure of Income Scheme 97 (VDIS) comes into effect.
1999
The Rashtriya Janata Party (RJP) of Shankersinh Waghela merges with Congress(I).
1999
Two leaders of Hindu Makkal Katchi (HMK) are detained under National Security Act (NSA).
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