1691
Job Charnock established the first English factory in Calcutta.
1846
British forces under Hugh Gough defeated Sikhs in the Battle of Sobrahan in India.
1859
General Horsford defeats Begum of Oude and Nana Sahib in Indian mutiny.
1921
Mahatma Gandhi inaugurated Kashi Vidya Peeth.
1931
Capital of India shifted from Old Delhi to New Delhi, formal inauguration of New Delhi City took place.
1943
Gandhi begins hunger strike to protest imprisonment. This strike lasted for 21 days till March 3.
1946
Gandhiji revives ‘Harijan’ and allied group of weekly journals.
1949
Pune University’ established.
1979
Itanagar was declared as capital of Arunachal Pradesh.
1992
Andaman and Nicobar Islands opened for foreign travellers.
