important dates of indian history

 

1.       3000-1500 BC -- Indus-valley civilisation

 

2.       563 BC – Birth of Gautam Buddha

 

3.       326-326 BC – Invasion of Alexander the Great

 

4.       261 BC – Victory of Ashoka over Kalinga

 

5.       58 BC – Beginning of Vikram Era

 

6.       78 AD – Beginning of Saka Era

 

7.       405-411 AD – Visit of Chinese traveler Fa-Hien to India

 

8.       712-713 AD – Mohammad-Bin Qasim’s on India

 

9.       1001 AD – First invasion of Mahmood Ghaznavi on India.

 

10.    1191 AD – First battle of Tarain

 

11.    1192 AD – Second battle of Tarain.

 

12.    1194 AD – Battle of Chandawar

 

13.    1206 AD – Foundation of Muslim Empire

 

14.    1469 AD – Birth of Guru Nanak

 

15.    1526 AD – First battle of Panipat

 

16.    1556 AD – Second battle of Panipat

 

17.    1539 – Battle of Chausa

 

18.    1576 AD –  Battle of Haldighati

 

19.    1600 AD –  Eastablishmen of East India Company in 31^st December.

 

20.    1739 AD – Invasion of Nadir Shah on India

 

21.    1757 AD –  Battle of Plassey

 

22.    1761 AD –  Third battle of Panipat

 

23.    1764 AD –  Battle of Buxar

 

24.    1857 AD – First war of Indian Independence

 

25.    1858 AD –  End of the East India Company rule by Queen Victoria

 

26.    1859 AD –  Indigo Revolt in Bengal

 

27.    1869 AD –  Birth of Mahatma Gandhi

 

28.    1885 AD –  Foundation of Indian National Congress

 

29.    1905 AD –  Division of Bengal

 

30.    1906 AD –  Formation of Muslim League

 

31.    1908 AD –  Khudi Ram Bose was hanged

 

32.    1911 AD –  Capital of India shifted from Kolkata to Delhi

 

33.    1916 AD –  Formation of Home Rule League

 

34.    1917 AD– Champaran Satyagrah by Mahatma Gandhi

 

35.    1919 AD –  Jallianwala Bagh Massacre

 

36.    1920 AD –  Begnning of Non-cooperation Movement under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi

 

37.    1922 AD –  Chauri-Chaura Incident

 

38.    1928 AD –  Arrival of Simmon Commission in India and its protest by Congress.

 

39.    1929 AD – Demand of complete independence in Lahore by Congress.

 

40.    1930 AD –  Dandi March started

 

41.    1932 AD – Poona Pact signed

 

42.    1937 AD – Congress government formation in seven states.

 

43.    1939 AD – Formation of Forward Blocks by S.C. Bose.

 

44.    1940 AD – Pakistan resolution passed by the Muslim League

 

45.    1942 AD – ‘Quit India’ movement started by Indian National Congress

 

46.    1943 AD – Femine in Bengal and Formation of Azad Hind Fauz by S.C. Bose in Singapur

 

47.    1946 AD – Formation of Interim government in India

 

48.    1947 AD – On the 15^th August ., India got freedom and birth of Pakistan.

 

49.    1949 AD – Constituent Assembly adopted Indian Constitution.

 

50.    1950 AD – On 26^th January , India became a republic country and Indian Constitution came into existence.

 

51.    1951 AD – First five year plan started.

 

52.    1952 AD – First General Election in India.

 

53.    1956 AD – Division of India into fourteen states and six union territories by state reorganization commission.

 

54.    1964 AD – Death of Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru

 

55.    1965 AD – Second Indo-Pak War.

 

56.    1966 AD – Tashkant agreement and death of Lal Bahadur Shastri

 

57.    1969 AD – Nationalisation of fourteen  major banks.

 

58.    1971 AD – Third Indo-Pak war and birth of Bangladesh.

 

59.    1972 AD – Shimla Agreement between India and Pakistan.

 

60.    1973 AD – Delhi Agreement between India and Pakistan.

 

61.    1975 AD – Emergency declared

 

62.    1977 AD – Formation of Janta Party and Morarji Desai was elected as a Prime Minister.

 

63.    1984 AD – Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was Killed.

 

64.    1986 AD – Deputy Prime Minister Jagjivan Ram died.

 

65.    1987 AD – Formation of Arunachal Pradesh as 24^th state.

 

66.    1989 AD – Ninth general election , Vishwanath pratap singh was elected as a Prime Minister.

 

67.    1990 AD – Chandrashekhar was elected eighth Prime Minister.

 

68.    1991 AD – Rajiv Gandhi was killed in Perumbadur near Chennai.

 

69.    1993 AD – India accepted Duncal Resolution.

 

70.    1994 AD – Panchayti Raj Act came in existence.

 

71.    1995 AD – Major rail accident in Ferozabad.

 

72.    1996 AD – India, Pakistan and Srilanka hosted Wills World cup (Cricket).Atal Bihari Bajpayee was elected tenth Prime Minister and resigned after thirteen days. H.D. Dev Gaura was elected eleventh Prime Minister.

 

73.    1997 AD – K.R. Narayan was elected as a President . Death of Mother Teressa, who was the awardee of ‘Bharat Ratna’. Miss India Diana Headdon became Miss World. Arundhati Rai got Booker Prize.

 

74.    1998 AD – India conducted three atomic explosion in Pokharan (Raj). Atal Bihari Bajpayee was elected 12^th Prime Ministefr . Sonia Gandhi was elected the President of Congress Party.

 

75.    1999 AD – A.B. Bajpayee was elected 13^th Prime Minister and leader of NDA. Severe damages by Cyclone in Orissa. English hosted Cricket World Cup.Yutamukhi becme Miss World.

 

76.    2000 AD – Sidney (Australia) hosted 27^th Olympic Games.Lara Dutta of India became Miss Universe.

 

77.    2001 AD – Severe Earth quake in Gujarat

 

78.    2002 AD – Dr.A.P.J. Abdul Kalam was elected as the President of India.

 

79.    2007 AD – Pratibha Devi Singh Patil the first woman President of India elected.