important years-Important Years in Indian History 1851 to 2013

Important Years in Indian History 1851 to 2013

Year	Event
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.
1881	The first complete census of population conducted on a uniform basis throughout India.
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
1954	Panchasheel signed by India and China
1956	Reorganisation of Indian states on linguistic basis, India's first nuclear reactor, Apsara, achieved criticality.
1957	Introduction of decimal system in currency
1959	First television service started in India in New Delhi.
1961	Liberation of Goa from the Portuguese
1962	Chinese aggression
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.
1971	Indo-Pak war
1972	Simla agreement signed between India and Pakistan
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
1980	Return of Congress to power, nationalisation of six more banks.
1982	Colour television comes to India. IX Asian Games held in Delhi.
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.
1998	India’s second nuclear test codenamed Operation Shakti.
1999	Kargil invasion by Pakistani troops.
2000	India's population reaches 1 billion mark.
2001	Earthquake in Gujarat (January), Attack on Indian Parliament (December).
2002	Godhra incident.
2004	Tsunami in Indian Ocean.
2008	Launch of India's first lunar probe, Chandrayaan-1.
2013	Launch of Mars Orbiter Mission.