29-Feb-1692
Sarah Good and Tituba, an Indian slave, were accused of witchcraft in Salem.
29-Feb-1776
The famous Treaty of Purandar was signed between the British and the Marathas.
29-Feb-1896
India's fourth State leader and Bharat Ratna awardee Morarji Ranchodji Desai was brought into the world in Bhadeli town close to Bulsar in Gujarat. He was the former Chief Minister of Bombay Province.
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17-Feb-16181
Sir Thomas Roe, the first British ambassador, returned to England after meeting Emperor Jahangir at his court.
17-Feb-1670
Shivaji conquered the Sinhagarh fort from the Mughals. This triumph laid on the shoulders of Tanaji who was martyred in this assault. Shivaji declared "Gaar ala paan singh gela" meaning the fort was conquered but the lion was lost.
16-February-1745
Madhavrao was born in Thorle, the fourth Peshwa of the Maratha Empire.
16-February-1896
Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala', incredible Hindi artist, litterateur, author, social specialist and proofreader, was conceived.
16-February-1905
Padma Bhushan Aliwar Jung, former Governor of Maharashtra, was born.
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10-Feb-1691
Work Charnock laid out the primary English processing plant in Calcutta.
10-Feb-1803
Jagannathan Shankarsheth, the great social activist, lover of education and one of the sculptors of modern Mumbai, was born.
10-Feb-1806
Freedom fighter and social reformer Father Kyriakos Elias Chavira was born in Kainakari, Kerala.
8-February-1785
British Viceroy Warren Hastings left India.
8-February-1872
Lord Mayo, the Viceroy of India, was killed by prisoner Sher Ali on his way to the Andaman Islands.
8-February-1881
Famous Indian classical singer Fayez Khan is born.
Balaji Bajirao (Nanasaheb Peshwa), the third Peshwa, was born.
Balakrishna Shivaram Munje, freedom fighter leader and president of Hindu Mahasabha, is born.
Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore established the first dance school called "Kala Bhavan" at Santiniketan near Bolpur and the "Barhamacharya Ashram", the parent of Visva Bharati University. It was officially opened on 22 December.
Mulkraj Anand, Indo-Anglian novelist and critic of international repute, was born in Peshawar, Pakistan.
Gandhiji was released from Voxrust Jail. The Indian National Congress passed the South Africa Resolution criticizing the harsh, humiliating and cruel treatment of British Indians in South Africa as detrimental to the British Empire.
Gandhi completely boycotted the visit of Prince of Wales to Allahabad.
Dattatreya Gajanan Phadkar alias "Dattu" Phadkar, cricketer (fast bowling all-rounder for India), born in Kolhapur, Maharashtra.
Ghulam Mustafa Gard, cricketer (left fast bowler in 2 Tests for India in 1959), born in Surat, Gujarat.
Babu Genu sacrificed his life on the platform of boycott of foreign goods.
Patel's statement in Parliament, “Pakistan will get Rs 750,000,000 out of the remaining Rs 20 lakhs in cash.
The President issued an ordinance providing for the use of Hindi along with English for official purposes in the Union of India. older woman Kher Commission (under Article 344(I) of the Constitution) was constituted. Hindi Teaching Scheme was launched under Ministry of Home Affairs.
Fergie Gupte took 9-102 with the Legion vs West Indies in Kanpur.
US President Dwight D. Eisenhower visited India.
Krishnammachari Srikanth, cricketer (big-hit Indian opening batsman in 1981-92), born in Madras.
Portuguese citizens in Goa, Daman and Diu were evacuated due to fear of attack by the Indian Army.
The first Indian jet trainer HJT-16 made its maiden flight.
Renowned Indian poet, Hindi literati, writer, social activist, patriot and Padma Bhushan awardee Maithili Sharan Gupta passed away.
The Vijayant, the first Indian-made military tank to be handed over to the Army, was manufactured at the Avadi Heavy Vehicle Factory in Madras.
All privileges and pocket money given to former kings were abolished by the Indian Parliament.
The first aerial victory was when a MiG-21FL of No. 47 Squadron shot down a PAF F-104 over the Gulf of Kutch and it was on 17 December, when a MiG-21FL of No. 29 Squadron shot down a PAF F-104. Escorting the 21FL HF-24 Maruts, an F-104 was intercepted and shot down in a gun-missile collision near Uttarlai in the Rajasthan desert, while a third F-104 on an infiltration mission was shot down by another MiG of No. 29 Squadron.
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Sadiq Ghulam Muhammad passed away.
Madanlal Dhingra's ashes were brought to India.
Air Chief Marshal (Retd) Arjan Singh has been nominated as the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi.
Violence in Karnataka over Centre's notification on Cauvery
Govt asks CBI to investigate mosque demolition in Ayodhya
The world's largest granite statue of Lord Buddha weighing 350 tonnes is placed at the 'Rock of Gibraltar' in the middle of Hussain Sagar Lake in Hyderabad.
Cricketer Jasu Patel, who took 29 wickets for India and scored 9-69 against Australia, has passed away.
In NT Andhra Pradesh, TDP leader Rama Rao and Sikkim Democratic Front leader Pawan Kumar Chamling took oath of office; Rishang Kishing of Manipur sworn in as Chief Minister; NT Rama Rao banned liquor in AP.
India and Bangladesh have reached an agreement on the sharing of Ganga water.
Retired Supreme Court judge Justice Kuldeep Singh said there is no transparency in judicial appointments.
CBI Director RK Raghavan said the agency would be ready to re-investigate the Priyadarshini Matto murder case.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Ram Prakash Gupta said the Ram Mandir issue is still on the BJP's agenda.
A special court for CBI cases rejected the plea of the Hinduja brothers and summoned them to appear on January 19, 2001.
Senior Janata Dal (U) leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister JH Patel (71) died in Bangalore.
2-Feb-1314
Narhari, a poet-saint of the Warfare sect and a goldsmith (goldsmith) saint of Maharashtra, took the gold samadhi. His transformation from a staunch Shaivite to Bakari, a worshiper of Vithoba, followed a miracle that made him realize that Vithoba and Shiva were one and the same.
2-Feb-1788
Pitt's Regulating Acts were introduced to reform Indian administration and exercise more control over the Indian government after the 1784 Bill.
Today Importance - 17th March 17-March-1527 King Rana Sangram Singh of Dewar fought Babur near Kanwa in Agra and lost the battle and later d...
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