1772 |
The East India Company decided to set up separate civil and criminal courts in the districts. |
1854 |
East India Railway ran the first passenger train from Calcutta to Hooghly in a distance of 37 km. However, it was officially inaugurated in 1885. |
1872 |
Writer and litterateur Sri Aurobindo was born. |
1947 |
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was sworn in as the first Prime Minister of independent India. |
1950 |
An earthquake of 8.6 magnitude killed 20 to 30 thousand people in India. |
1972 |
Postal index number ie PIN code is implemented. |
1982 |
The national program of nationwide color broadcasting and TV was inaugurated in Delhi. |
1990 |
The ground-to-air missile Akash was successfully launched. |
1907 |
It was founded on 15 August as part of the Indian Bank-Swadeshi movement. |