1629
Jacques Specx appointed Governor General of Dutch-Indies.
1674
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was second time crowned by ‘Tantrik Paddhati’.
1726
King George empowered the company to establish Municipal Corporation and Mayor s Courts in Bombay and Calcutta.
1788
After having been dissolved, the French Parliament of Paris reassembles in triumph.
1829
Anandram Dhekial Fukan, father of modern Assamia poetry and essay writer, was born.
1856
Henry, first Viscount Hardinge of Lahore and Governor General of India, passed away.
1873
Mahatma Jyotirao Phule established the ‘Satyashodhak Samaj’.
1929
The first flight using only instruments is completed by U.S. Army pilot James Doolittle.
1932
Poona Pact’ was signed between Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar. This historical agreement allowed increased representation for untouchables. Also, Gandhi ended his fast.
1932
Preetilata Waddedara, the first armed woman revolutionary, was hanged for “”Chatgaon Ammunitions Plo
1947
The World Women’s Party meets for the first time since World War II.
1947
Pakistani raiders invade Kashmir.
1956
The first transatlantic telephone cable system begins operation.
1960
The Enterprise, the first nuclear powered aircraft carrier, is launched.
1962
The University of Mississippi agrees to admit James Meredith as the first black university student, sparking more rioting.
1992
Five selected regional TV channels go national by direct linking to INSAT.
1992
Union Labour Minister announces a new export-oriented emigration policy in place of the regulatory one.
1995
Kanpur University renamed as Chhatrapati Shahu University.
1999
The Chief Controller of Defence Accounts (pensions) was renamed as the Principal Controller of Defence Accounts(Pensions), Allahabad.
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