Historical events

19th February Birth Anniversaries

• 𝐂𝐡𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢 𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐣𝐢 𝐌𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐣, 17th-century Indian warrior king was born on 19th February 1630 at Shivneri Fort

Death Anniversary on 31st October

• 1984: Assasination of Indira Gandhi

Historical Events on 2nd November :

● 1834: On this day a ship named Atlas reached Mauritius with Indian laborers. They celebrated as Indian arrival day. ● 1914: Russia declared war on the Ottoman Empire.

● 1936: The British Broadcasting Corporation launched the BBC television service.

● 1936: The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) was formed.

● 1940: In World War II, War started between Greece and Italy.

● 1953: The Assembly of Pakistan renamed the country the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.

● 1999: Southern playback singer S. P. Balasubramaniam selected for Lata Mangeshkar Award to be given by Madhya Pradesh Government.

1950: India rebukes Mao for invasion of Tibet.

1976: Lok Sabha passes the 42nd Constitution Amendment Bill making India a Socialist Secular Republic and laying down the fundamental duties of citizens.

1984: Violence following Indira Gandhi's assassination takes heavy toll.

1990: Many die in firing in Ayodhya as Karsevaks storm the Ram Janma Bhumi/Babri Masjid structure. Curfew in many areas in north and west India to prevent communal violence. Several people die in violence.

1999: The Delhi HC dismisses a plea against Sonia Gandhi seeking deletion of her name from the register of Indian citizenship.

Famous Birth Anniversaries on November 2.

● 971 AD: Mahmud of Ghazni was the first independent ruler of the Turkic dynasty of Ghaznavids.

● 1534: Guru Ramdas, Sikh Guru, was born

● 1965: Shah Rukh Khan, Indian actor, and producer.

Death Anniversaries on November 2.

● 1950: George Bernard Shaw, Nobel Prize-winning Irish author, and co-founder of the London School of Economics (LSE).

Historical Events on November 3.

● 1605: Salim renamed himself as Jahangir and became the king of Agra.

● 1838, 3rd November: The Times of India first published in Mumbai as The Bombay Times and General of Commerce.

● 1903, 3rd November: Panama became independent from Colombia.

● 1918, 3rd November: Poland became independent from Russia.

● 1948: Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister of India, delivered his maiden speech in United Nations Organisation (U.N.O.) General Assembly.

● 1957, 3rd November: A dog named Laika became the first living creature to travel through Russia’s Sputnik-2 spacecraft. But she died within hours of the launch.

● 1961: Gold Bond scheme was started to boost Indian economy after Indo-China war.

● 1984:

• 3,000 die in a three-day anti-Sikh riots in India.
• Body of assassinated Indian PM Indira Gandhi cremated.

● 1988, 3rd November: The Maldives was invaded by mercenaries from Sri Lanka, who stormed Maldivian Capital, Male and soughted to overthrow the democratically elected Government of the Maldives. At the request of the local government, the Indian army dismantled it and rescued the government.

● 1991: India's short range surface-to-air missile (SAM) 'Trishul' successfully tested.

● 1996: Deve Gowda, PM, to attend G-15 summit in Harare. This was his first foreign trip as PM.

● 1997:

• Vice President Krishan Kant presents India's 3-point 'South's positive agenda' at G-15 meet at Kuala Lumpur to ensure a fair deal in the process of globalisation.
• India presents G-15 with agenda for a fair deal in Kuala Lumpur. India calls upon Group of 15 developing countries to "build convergences among nations and encourage G-7 to pursue structured and issue-based dialogue with us".

● 1998: The first geo-scientific data centre of the country is inaugurated at the Geological Survey of India.

● 1999: Dr. M. S. Swaminathan, well-known agricultural scientist, is selected for the UNESCO Gandhi gold medal.

● 2004, 3rd November: US President George Bush was elected President of the United States for the second time on November 3.

Birth Anniversaries on November 3.

● 1618: Aurangzeb (Alamgir) (till 1707), the sixth Mughal emperor at Dohad in Gujarat

● 1688: Sawai Jaisingh (II), King of Amber Sansthan, India.

● 1933: Amartya Sen, Indian economist, Nobel Laureate.

Historical Events on November 4.

● 1918: In World War I, Austria and Hungary surrendered to Italy.

● 1921, 4th November: Assassination of Japanese Prime Minister Hara Takashi in Tokyo.

● 1948:The incident committee headed by Babasaheb Ambedkar presented the draft constitution.

● 2008: Barack Obama became the first black president of the United States. - Financial crisis started

Famous Birthdays & Birth Anniversaries on November 4.

● 1889: Jamnalal Bajaj, a famous Gandhian activist, freedom fighter, and founder of Bajaj Industries, born in the village of Kashi -Ka -Bas near Jaipur

1929: Shakuntala Devi, an Indian mathematician, astronomer, and a fast arithmetic Indian woman.

1931: Mahatma Gandhi paid a visit to Buckingham Palace clad in his loin cloth and homespun shawl, and met India's Emperor on this date. Gandhi's sandals pattered on the floor as he crossed the drawing room to greet King George V and Queen Mary.

1982: Gen. Zia-ul-Haq of Pakistan visits New Delhi. Agreement to set up a Joint Commission.

1988: Lok Dal splits, H.N.Bahuguna expelled and Devi Lal elected to replace him.

Historical Events on November 5

● 1817, 5th November: Bajirao’s army was defeated by the British in the battle of Bajirao II.

● 1872, 5th November: Susan Anthony was fined $100 for voting in the United States when women did not have the right to vote.

● 1940, 5th November: Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected for the third time.

● 1945, 5th November: Colombia joined the United Nations.

● 1951, 5th November: The Bombay Railway (Bombay Baroda and Central India), the Saurashtra Railway, the Rajputana Railway, the Jaipur Railway, and the Kutch Railway were merged to form the Western Railway.

● 2006, 5th November: Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein was sentenced to death.

● 2007, 5th November: Google unveiled the Android mobile operating system.

● 2007, 5th November: China’s first spacecraft Change 1 orbited the Moon.

● 2013, 5th November: India launched the Mars Orbiter mission.

Birth Anniversaries on November 5.

● 1870: Chittaranjan Das, leader of the Indian freedom movement.

● 1955: Karan Thapar, Indian journalist.

● 1988: Virat Kohli, Indian cricketer.

Death Anniversaries of famous people on November 5.

● 1915: Pherozeshah Merwanjee Mehta, the founder of the National Assembly and a lion of Mumbai died in Bombay. He was founder of the English newspaper, "Bombay Chronicle", and was knighted in 1904. He was appointed as the Vice Chancellor of the University of Bombay in 1910 and was founder of Central Bank of India.

Historical Events on November 6.

● International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict

● 1763, 6th November: British army defeated Mir Qasim and captured Patna.

● 1860, 6th November: Abraham Lincoln was elected the 16th President of the United States.

1946: Gandhiji leaves for Noakhali; issues statement on "Partial Fast". Noakhali tour begins.

1950: King Tribhuvana of Nepal flees to India.

1962: National Defence Council established.

1993: First-ever elections to the Delhi Assembly.

● 1996, 6th November: Adolfo de Obietta, known as the Gandhi of Argentina, was awarded the Jamnalal Bajaj International Award by Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda.

● 1999, 6th November: UNESCO Gandhi Gold Medal awarded to Indian scientist Dr. MS Swaminathan for providing biotechnology benefits to developing countries.

● 1999, 6th November: Australia decided not to reject the British monarchy.

● 2004, 6th November: Russia ratified the Kyoto agreement.

● 2012, 6th November: Barack Obama and Joe Biden are re-elected President and Vice President of the United States respectively.

Famous Birthdays & Birth Anniversaries on November 6.

● 1839: Bhagwadas Indrajit, the first Indian archaeologist, and orientalist.

● 1937: Yashwant Sinha, a former Indian administrator, politician and a former Minister of Finance.

● 1988: Emma Stone, an American actress.