30-Oct-1883
Arya Samaj founder Swami Dayananda Saraswati passed away in Ajmer.
30-Oct-1887
Birth of famous Bengali children's writer Sukumar Roy.
30-Oct-1889
Educationist, freedom fighter and politician Acharya Narendra Dev was born in Sitapur, UP.
29-October-1851
The British Indian Association was established in Bengal, with Radha Kant Dev as its president and Debendranath Tagore as its secretary.
29-October-1920
Jamia Millia Islamia was founded by Dr. Zakir Hussain and his colleagues in Aligarh. The 'Khilafat' and the non-cooperation movement were an integral part of the political animation.
29-October-1929
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court was born Manipalli Narayan Chalaya Bankot.
28-Oct-1627
The Mughal Emperor Jahangir, weakened by asthma and starved for food, died at Primghar near Kashmir. He was buried at Shahdara (Lahore) on the banks of the Rabi. At last he was in the custody of Aurangzeb.
28-Oct-1811
Diplomat of Peshwa Empire Vasantrao Holkar died.
28-Oct-1867
Sister Nivedita, the great freedom fighter, revolutionary and politician Swami Vivekananda, was born in Dungannon, Ireland.
28-Oct-1888
Gandhiji arrived in London. Live on a vegetarian diet. Takes dancing and singing lessons for a short time, considering them essential parts of a gentleman's equipment.
27-October-1605
Akbar (Abul-Fatah Jalal-ud-din), the Mughal emperor of India (1556–1605), died of diarrhea or dysentery at the age of 63. After his death his body was buried in a tomb in Sikandra, Agra.
27-October-1904
The great revolutionary freedom fighter Jatindra Nath Das was born in Bankim Bihari, Calcutta.
27-October-1907
The great martyr Sardar Bhagat Singh was born in a prominent Sikh freedom fighter family in Banga village of Lyallpur (now in Pakistan).
26-Oct-1814
The British Governor General declared war on Nepal.
26-Oct-1886
Famous Oriya poet, dramatist and patriot Godabreesh Mishra was born.
26-Oct-1890
Shaheed Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi was born in Allahabad. He was also the editor of the revolutionary weekly 'Pratap'.
26-Oct-1891
Birth of famous Gandhian leader Padma Bhushan Baikunthbhai Mehta.
26-Oct-1928
RS Das, Law Member of the Viceroy's Council, died in Calcutta.
25-October-1296
Sadhak Dnyaneshwar passed away. (tomb).
25-October-1932
Peerless Investment Company was established.
25-October-1951
India's first general elections begin.
25-October-1964
The first indigenous tank was manufactured at the Audi factory and was named 'Vijayan'.
25-October-1971
National Science and Technology Committee has been formed.
25-October-1980
Famous Urdu poet Sahir Ludhianvi passes away.
25-October-1983
A technical cell has been formed to promote the use of official language Hindi in mechanical or electronic equipment.
25-October-1989
P. Baiju, Anand Shetty, Arjun Devia, Anand Natarajan set a record for India in 40.14 seconds in the 4x100m relay meet in Islamabad.
25-October-1990
JDU and BJP have withdrawn support from Rajasthan and Gujarat governments respectively.
25-October-1990
Meghalaya's first Chief Minister Captain Sangma passed away.
25-October-1995
State leader Narasimha Rao tended to the 50th commemoration meeting of the Assembled Countries.
25-October-1997
The 180 MW Lower Periyar Hydroelectric Project in Kerala became operational after a long time of 13 years.
25-October-1999
In his address to the joint session of Parliament, President KR Narayanan said that a study on fixed tenure for Lok Sabha and Assemblies is underway.
25-October-1999
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pramod Mahajan said, 'No objection to Bofors talks'
25-October-1999
US Energy Secretary Bill Richardson is coming.
25-October-2000
BJP has chosen Ranjith Singh as its leader in UP.
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21-Oct-1296
Aladdin Kahili seized the throne of Delhi. He declared himself Sultan in July.
21-Oct-1577
The Sikh Guru, Guru Ramdas founded the city of Amritsar.
21-Oct-1762
Hermann W. Dandels, Brigadier-General and Governor-General of the Dutch Indies (1807-11), is born.
21-Oct-1789
Ramashastri Prabhun, the judge of the Peshwa Empire, died.
21-Oct-1858
Birth of the great social reformer Ramabai Dongre Medhvi.
21-Oct-1887
The great politician, revolutionary leader and Chief Minister Dr. Shri Krishna Sinha was born in Khanwa.
21-Oct-1906
Gandhiji went to England on deputation till 30 November to present the Indians' case before the Colonial Secretary.
21-Oct-1916
Denarii Hiralal Desai, cricket test umpire for 3 Tests from 1955-57, was brought into the world in Gujarat.
21-Oct-1934
Loknayak Jayaprakash Narayan and his comrades founded the 'Congress Socialist Party' with Acharya Narendra Dev as its President and JP as its General Secretary.
21-Oct-1943
The Azad Hind government was established in Singapore and Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose was elected as its national leader.
21-Oct-1947
The Controller of Military Accounts (Pension), Lahore was bifurcated and the work relating to pensions of Indian nationals was transferred to Allahabad.
21-Oct-1950
China invaded Tibet.
21-Oct-1954
The governments of India and France signed an agreement for the transfer of the French colony of Pondicherry, Karakul, Maher to the Indian Union. Merged on 1 November.
21-Oct-1959
Clash between Chinese and Indian troops on Ladakh border.
21-Oct-1981
Kerala is under the Central Government.
21-Oct-1989
Former Army Chief General A.K. Sukhdev Singh alias Sukha and Harjinder Singh alias Zinda were sentenced to death for killing Vaidya.
21-Oct-1990
Afternoon news bulletin started on Doordarshan at 2 PM. (Hindi) and 3 p.m. (English) 7.5 minutes duration on weekdays and 5 minutes duration on Sundays.
21-Oct-1994
The government has notified a significant hike in election expenditure limits for Lok Sabha and Videhan Sabha elections.
21-Oct-1995
Lalkrishna Advani has been unanimously elected the president of the BJP for the fourth time in New Delhi.
21-Oct-1995
Suresh Mehta, finance minister in the outgoing Keshubhai Patel cabinet, was sworn in as Gujarat's second BJP chief minister in Gandhinagar, ending a month-long political turmoil.
21-Oct-1996
After competing with India, Japan got a temporary seat on the Security Council.
21-Oct-1997
Himachal Pradesh Assembly has gone global with the launch of its website on the Internet.
21-Oct-1997
RBI deregulated deposit rates, reduced CRR and Bank Rate (from 10% to 9%) and allowed banks two sets of prime lending rates.
21-Oct-1998
Hindi film actor Ajith aka Hamid Ali Khan (76) passed away in Hyderabad.
21-Oct-1999
Film producer b. And. Chopra received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award.
21-Oct-1999
Madhavrao Scindia became the Deputy Leader of the Congress (I) in the Lok Sabha.
21-Oct-2000
Seema Anthill became the first Indian to win a global title by winning the gold medal in the discus throw at the World Junior Athletics Championships in Santiago.
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20-October-1752
The grateful Wazir persuaded the Emperor to create Baden Singh with the title of Mahindra as 'Raja' and Surami as Rajendra with the title of 'Muma Bahadur'.
20-October-1774
New Control Acts were introduced which ended the East India Company government and formed a new government.
20-October-1905
Famous modern Punjabi poet Mohan Singh Maher was born.
20-October-1919
The great writer Chaitanyabala Diwaniya was born in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
20-October-1920
After examining the film 'Ahilya Somka' on October 20, the Censor Board started mentioning the length in feet along with the number of reels in the censor certificate. This film was released on 23 August 1919.
20-October-1947
First war between India and Pakistan.
20-October-1954
Surendra Vitthal Nayak "Sure Nayak", cricketer (two Tests for India vs England 1982), born in Bombay.
20-October-1960
Indian mountaineers reached the summit of Nanda Ghanta in the Kuma on hills for the first time.
20-October-1961
Famous anthropologist BS Guha passes away.
20-October-1962
The first IA unit was No. 2 Squadron to re-equip with the Gnat at Ambalan and No. 9 Squadron soon followed.
20-October-1962
China launched a major attack on N.E.E.F.A. And Ladakh border. The Chinese army pushed the Indians back. The real test of the IAF's airlift capability came when open combat broke out on the Sino-Indian border with C-119Gs operating from airstrips 17,000 feet (5,180 m) above sea level in the Karakoram Himalayas while operating from complex mountainous helipads. , and two troops of AMX-13 light tanks were air-lifted by An-12B to Chunhui in Ladakh, where the small airstrip was 15,000 feet (4570 m) above sea level.
20-October-1963
Navjote Singh Bhagwant Singh Sidhu, cricketer (Indian opening batsman), was born in Patiala.
20-October-1969
Punjab Agricultural University was established.
20-October-1981
The 21-month-old Left United Front government in Kerala led by EK Nayantara resigned.
20-October-1989
Pakistan won the Sharjah Trophy by defeating West Indies and India.
20-October-1990
The Government of Andhra Pradesh declared a five-day week for all offices and educational institutions with effect from November 01, 1990.
20-October-1990
Former Governor of Maharashtra Kona Prabhakar Rao passed away.
20-October-1991
The 6.1-7.1 magnitude earthquake killed more than 1,600 people in North Kashi and three northern districts of UP in the Himalayan foothills.
20-October-1991
Famous union leader and MLA Manohar Phalke passed away.
20-October-1991
Famous Kathak dancer Pandit Kalyandas Mahaprasad passed away.
20-October-1992
Oxford-based Indian author Nirad C. Chaudhary, 94, became Honorary Commander of the British Empire.
20-October-1997
All India Hindu Conference started in Haridwar.
20-October-1997
Forest robber Veerappan releases six hostages after 12 days.
20-October-1998
Security forces recovered 770 kg of RDX and plastic explosives in Tangme area of Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir.
20-October-1999
Peaceful beginning of 13th Lok Sabha.
20-October-1999
The Cabinet approved the Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA) Bill to be introduced in the current session of the Lok Sabha when time permits.
20-October-1999
The Center accepted the recommendations of the Backward Classes Commission on the inclusion of Jats and Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in Rajasthan except Bhagalpur and Dolour districts.
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19-Oct-1689
Sam bhaji's queen Isobar and her children surrendered the fort of Raigarh to the Mughals.
19-Oct-1774
Members of the Council and judges of the Supreme Court of England came to India to improve management.
19-Oct-1875
The first section was opened for traffic from Hathras Road to Mathura Cantonment.
19-Oct-1888
Gandhian poet and painter Namakkal Kavignar was born in Mohanur, Salem.
19-Oct-1905
The Prince and Princess of Wales began an official visit to India in London.
19-Oct-1907
Sulochana Modi, the first woman mayor of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation, is born.
19-Oct-1910
Subrahmanyam Chandrasekhar was born in Lahore. He was one of the world's driving astrophysicists. For his contributions to the study of stars, Chandrasekhar received the highest prize in science, the Nobel Prize in Physics, in 1983.
19-Oct-1920
Birth of Former Union Minister Prakash Chandra Shetty
19-Oct-1921
Pandurang shastri, the founder of 'Swadhyaya Parihar', was born in Atwal.
19-Oct-1925
Former Union Minister B. Birth of Sankarananda.
19-Oct-1929
Balbir Singh, Indian field hockey player (Olympic gold 1948–56), is born.
19-Oct-1954
Nehru and Mao met in Beijing.
19-Oct-1967
Dr. C.V. Raman explained his new theory on wave motion in terms of vision and dim light.
19-Oct-1970
The first Indian-made MiG-21 has been handed over to the Air Force. Privy handbags and honours of previous Indian rulers were cancelled.
19-Oct-1974
Renowned Tamil stage artist T.S. Rajamanikam Pillai passed away.
19-Oct-1979
T.R. Balu was born in Thallikottai district. Tiruvarur (Tamil Nadu).
19-Oct-1983
Professor Subramaniam Chandrasekhar shared the 1983 Nobel Prize for Physics with American Professor William Fowler.
19-Oct-1983
The Central Government took over the management of 13 textile enterprises in Bombay; The marathon strike in the cotton industry has ended.
19-Oct-1990
Under an ordinance, the Government of India presented a three-pronged formula on the Ayodhya issue: (i) acquire the land (ii) except for the disputed land, other land can be given for construction of the temple (iii) refer the issue to the Supreme Court. Can go for quick fix.
19-Oct-1997
The BSP withdrew support to the Kalyan Singh government in UP because of its 'anti-Dalit' policies.
19-Oct-1999
Congress (I) says that Sonia Gandhi will be the leader of opposition in Lok Sabha.
19-Oct-2000
The government maintains an electronic database of all major central laws of all India from 1834 to 1996.
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18-October-1712
Jeremiah van Riemsdyk (1775–77), Governor General of the Dutch Indies, was born.
18-October-1861
Birth of historian and researcher Chintamani Vinayak Vaidya.
18-October-1879
A branch of 'Theosophical sect' was established in India.
17-Oct-1817
Syed Ahmed Khan, the great social reformer, educationist, journalist, leader and one of the most eminent builders of modern India, was born in Delhi.
17-Oct-1859
Researcher and translator Kesbalal Harrai was born Dhruva.
17-Oct-1903
The 7th Madras Infantry was renumbered as the 67th Punjabi Infantry.
17-Oct-1906
15-October-1542
Akbar Abul-Fatah Jamaluddin, the third Mughal emperor of India (1556–1605), was born in Amarkot, Sindh, under the patronage of Rana Birsal. Humayun also took refuge in Amarkot.
15-October-1676
The King of England gave permission to the East India Company to mint rupees and paisa coins in Bombay.
15-October-1686
Aurangzeb conquered Bijapur and that was the end of the Muslim Adilshahi period.
13-Oct-1240
Radia Sultan, the first female ruler of the Delhi throne, died in a battle.
13-Oct-1679
More than 20,000 people have lost their lives as the storm hit the southern Indian coastal region of Masara, near the city of Pattnam.
13-Oct-1781
A treaty was signed between the British and Sindhia, the ruler of Gwalior.
12-October-1860
British-Indian Army leader Sir Henry GW Smith dies at the age of 73.
12-October-1907
Famous businessman and industrialist Durga Prasad Mandela was born.
12-October-1911
Vijay Madhavi Merchant Thackeray, cricketer (greatest Indian batsman of all time), born in Bombay.
10-Oct-1756
Clive sailed from Madras with a large naval fleet of 900 European and 1500 Indian troops, 5 warships and 5 other vessels to capture Calcutta.
10-Oct-1844
Lawyer and leader Badruddin Tyabji was born.
10-Oct-1896
Freedom fighter, architect and nationalist demagogue Deveshwar Sarmah was born in Jorhat, Assam.
10-Oct-1899
Socialist and trade union leader Shripad Amrit Dang was born.
9-October-1874
The great professor, master, artist, scientist, teacher, writer, designer, poet, explorer and humanitarian Nicholas Roerich was born in St. Petersburg, Russia. He led artistic and scientific expeditions to the Himalayas and settled in the Kullu Valley.
9-October-1877
Utkalamani Pandit Gopabandhu Das, the great freedom fighter, social reformer, educationist, poet, writer, lawyer of modern Orissa, was born in Puri district of Orissa.
7-October-1586
The Mughal army entered Srinagar where the 'Khutba' was being read in the name of the Emperor.
7-October-1708
The tenth and last Guru of the Sikhs, Guru Gobind Singh, was assassinated.
7-October-1737
40 foot high waves sank 20,000 small ships, killing 300,000 (Bangla, India).
7-October-1914
Famous ghazal singer Begum Akhtar was born.
7-October-1919
Mahatma Gandhi started publishing 'Navjeevan' newspaper.
6-Oct-1779
Elphinstone, historian and administrator of Mumbai province, was born.
6-Oct-1808
Ardasir Karsetji Wadia, professor, pioneer, inventor, chief engineer and inspector of machinery and a prominent figure in steam factories, was born in Bombay.
6-Oct-1858
Annasaheb Peshwa, the revolutionary of the first rebellion, died.
6-Oct-1862
Indian Penal Code notified. However, it was implemented from 1 January 1862.
5-October-1676
The East India Company received from the King of England the right to mint Indian currency 'rupees and paisa' in Bombay.
5-October-1805
Governor General Lord Charles Cornwallis died of illness in Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh.
5-October-1864
The cyclone destroyed much of the city of Kolkata, killing about 50,000 people.
5-October-1868
Assamese novelist Lakshmi Narayan Baruah is born.
2-October-1422
Firoz Shah Brahmana died.
2-October-1845
India's first shipping company was started.
2-October-1869
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Mahatma Gandhi) was born in a Bania (merchant caste) family in Porbandar, Kathiawar. He was the youngest of three sons of Karamchand alias Kaba Gandhi, successive Prime Ministers of the states of Porbandar, Rajkot and Wankan, and his fourth wife Putlibai.
1-Oct-1847
The famous philosopher and theosophist Annie Besant was born in London.
1-Oct-1854
The first postage stamps valid for postage across India were sold in October 1854 with four values: 1/2 anna [colour: blue], 1 anna [colour: red], 2 anna [colour: green] and 4 anna [colour]: green. ] : caste and blue].
These stamps bear the youthful image of Queen Victoria, all four values were designed and printed in Calcutta and were issued without perforation or gluing. All but the 2 annas greens were lithographed, which were produced by typography from copper cliches or electrotype plates. The 4 anna stamp was one of the first two-colour stamps in the world, preceded only by the Basel Dove, a handsome local issue.
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