Important Years in Indian History

• 1851 – First telegraph line in India is operational between Calcutta and Diamond Harbour.
• 1853 – First train in India runs from Bombay to Thane.
• 1857 – First war of Indian independence also called the Sepoy Mutiny by the British.
• 1885 – Formation of Indian National Congress by A.O. Hume, Dadabhai Naoroji, Dinshaw Wacha, W.C.Bonnerjee and others.
• 1905 – Partition of Bengal by Lord Curzon. Swadeshi Movement launched.
• 1909 – Indian Council Act popularly known as Minto Morley reforms allowing a limited increase in the involvement of Indians in governance passed.
• 1911 – Visit of King George V to India, Shifting of capital from Calcutta to Delhi. Jana Gana Mana first sung at Calcutta session of INC. Launch of first air mail in India & World from Bumraulli to Allahabad.
• 1919 – Government of India Act, 1919 introducing dyarchy, Rowlatt Act, Jallianwala Bagh tragedy.
• 1920 – Khilafat movement, Launch of Non-cooperation movement.
• 1922 – Chauri Chaura outrage in UP, Suspension of Non-cooperation movement.
• 1928 – Visit of Simon Commission to India, Death of Lala Lajpat Rai
• 1929 – Resolution of complete independence at Lahore session of Indian National Congress.
• 1930 – Dandi March, Launch of the Civil Disobedience Movement.
• 1931 – Gandhi Irwin pact, execution of Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru.
• 1935 – Government of India Act.
• 1942 – Quit India movement, Formation of Azad Hind Fauz.
• 1943 – Visit of Cripps Commission to India.
• 1946 – British Cabinet mission visited India.
• 1947 – Independence and partition of India.
• 1948 – Assassination of Mahatma Gandhi, 1st Pak aggression
• 1950 – India became republic
• 1951 – 1st Five year plan and 1st Asian Games in Delhi
• 1952 – 1st General elections
• 1956 – Reorganisation of Indian states on linguistic basis
• 1957 – Introduction of decimal system in currency
• 1964 – Death of Jawaharlal Nehru
• 1965 – Indo-Pak war
• 1966- Death of Lal Bahadur Shastri
• 1969 – Split in Indian National Congress and nationalisation of 14 banks. India’s first Atomic Power Station. Tarapur commences commercial operation.
• 1974 – First nuclear test codenamed Smiling Buddha carried out at Pokhran (Rajasthan)(May 18).
• 1975 – First Indian satellite Aryabhatta launched, Imposition of Emergency in the country.
• 1977 – Congress loses power for the first time at the centre
• 1984 – Death of Indira Gandhi.
• 1991 – Death of Rajiv Gandhi. Commencement of economic liberalisation in India.
• 1992 – Demolition of Babri Masjid.
• 1995 – Internet comes to India.