1753 |
The British Museum was established by an Act of Parliament. |
1763 |
Mir Jafar was crowned again as the Nawab of Bengal. |
1763 |
The British East India Company announced the resignation of Mir Qasim, the Nawab of Bengal. |
1799 |
Maharaja Ranjit Singh captured Lahore. |
1948 |
Damodar Valley Corporation was established. |
1656 |
Birth of Har Kishan, the eighth Guru of the Sikhs. |
1758 |
Raja Martand Verma, the creator of modern Travancore, died |
1896 |
Cinema's entry into India. The Lumir brothers performed films for the first time at Mumbai's Watson Hotel. |
1999 |
Paramvir Chakra winner Captain Vikram Batra was killed while defending the country. |