1296
Alauddin Khalji conquered the throne of Delhi. In July declared himself as the Sultan.
1577
Guru Ramdas, Sikh Guru, established Amritsar city.
1789
Ramshastri Prabhune, justice of Peshwa kingdom, died.
1790
The Tricolor was chosen as the official flag of France.
1887
Dr. Sri Krishna Sinha, great politician, revolutionist leader and chief minister, was born at Khanwa.
1906
Gandhiji went to England till Nov 30 on deputation to present Indians’ case to Colonial Secretary.
1917
The first U.S. troops enter the front lines at Sommerviller under French command.
1934
Loknayak Jayprakash Narayan and his friends established the ‘Congress Socialist Party’ and Acharya Narendra Dev was its President and JP was its Gen. Secretary.
1939
As war heats up with Germany, the British war cabinet holds its first meeting in the underground war room in London.
1943
Azad Hind Government was established in Singapore and Netaji Subhashchandra Bose was elected as its national leader.
1947
The office of Controller of Military Accounts (Pensions), Lahore was bifurcated and the pension work relating to Indian nationals was transferred to Allahabad.
1950
China invades Tibet.
1954
Government of India and France sign an agreement for the de-facto transfer of the French settlement of Pondicherry, Karaikal, Mahe to the Indian Union. The merger took place on November 1.
1959
Chinese and Indian troops clash on Ladakh border.
1961
Bob Dylan records his first album in a single day at a cost of $400.
1990
Doordarshan starts afternoon news bulletins at 2 p.m. (Hindi) and 3 p.m. (English) of 7.5 minutes duration on week days and 5 minutes on Sundays.
1996
Japan gets non-permanent seat in Security Council after a contest with India.
1997
Himachal Pradesh Assembly goes global with inauguration of its website on the Internet.
1999
B. R. Chopra, filmmaker, gets the Dadasaheb Phalke Award.
2000
Seema Antil becomes the first Indian ever to win a global title by bagging a gold medal in disc throw in the World Junior Athletic championship in Santiago.
Also Read:
