History of India: October 2014

Sunday, October 5, 2014

5 October - Day in History of India and Importance

National Housing Day

1676 - East India Company got authority to mint Indian rupees and paise
1864 - Cyclone in Calcutta - 50,000 people died.
1989 - Dalai Lama got Nobel Prize

Birthdays
1939 - Dr. Ram Prakash - 2012 Rajya Sabha Member

October

Mahatma Gandhi - Birthday 2 October
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6 October - Day in History of India and Importance

1862 - Indian Penal Code was notified.
1927 - First independent film processing laboratory, Atmanand Laboratory was set up in Bombay.
1983 - President's Rule imposed in Punjab.
1949 - Foundation stone for NDA was laid.
1954 - National Health Scheme for the entire country was declared.

Birthdays

1893 - Meghnad Saha
1946 - Vinod Khanna

October

20 January - Day in History of India and Importance

1562 - Marriage of Akbar and Amber Princess Hira Kunwari (more popular as Jodha Bai). Her muslim name was Mariam uz-Zamani. She is the mother of Jahangir the next Mughal Emperor.

2012

Gujarat govt appealed in SC against HC order on Lokayukta appointment

http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/gujarat-narendra-modi-lokayukta-appointment-supreme-court/1/169653.html

SC ruled PIL on Army chief's age row not maintainable
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/age-row-pil-on-army-chief-gen-v-k-singh-dismissed/1/169703.html

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012/1/20/archivelist/year-2012,month-1,starttime-40928.cms

http://indiatoday.intoday.in/calendar/20-1-2012/online.html

2013
Acceptance Speech of Rahul Gandhi - Vice President of Congress Party
http://im.rediff.com/news/2013/jan/20_rahul_gandhi_Jaipur_Speech.pdf

This Day in India History - Index Page for the Year

Saturday, October 4, 2014

4 October - Day in History of India and Importance

National Integration Day

1907 Riots in Calcutta
1977 - Atal Behari Vajpayee addressed UN Gen Assembly in Hindi
1986 - Helicopter Corporation of India was established
1997 - J&K Assembly passed Ladakh Hill Council Bill.

Birthdays
1857 - Shyamji Krishna Varma (India House)
1943 - Dr. Bhushanlal Jhangde - 2012 Rajya Sabha Member

October

9 October - Day in History of India and Importance

Postal Day

1931 - Airforce was established
1942 - Bibi Amar Kaur hoisted National Flag a Jail gate, Lahore
1945 - British troops occupy Andaman
1949 - Territorial Army of India was inaugurated
1964 - K.M. George established Kerala Congress Party
1970 - Production Uranium 233 started at BARC
1976 - International Dialing Telephone services started between Mumbai and London
1987 - Official Language Rules, 1976 amended
1992 - Sukha and Jinda, assasins of former Army Chief A.K. Vaidya hanged in Pune Jail.
2000 - RBI issued bank notes in the denomination Rs. 1000.
2000 Special court convicted former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Jayalalita in Tansi land deal case.

Birthdays
1927 - K. Parasaran - 2012 Rajya Sabha Member
Bappi Lahiri

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