Jan
5
Sun
2025
History, Birthdays and Historic Events of 5 January-
- January 5, 1671 – Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj captured the ‘Salher’ fort from Mughals.
- January 5, 1869 – Venkatesh Tirko Kulkarni, famous Kannad novelist ‘Galagnath’, was born.
- January 5, 1893 – Paramahansa Yogananda (1893-1952), universalist Hindu, great saint, social reformer, writer and litterateur was born at Gorakhpur. He founded Self-Realization Fellowship (1920) and Yogoda Satsanga Society of India (1917), which continue to carry on his spiritual legacy worldwide. He was the author of the best-selling spiritual classic ‘Autobiography of a Yogi’ (1946), popular book globalizing India’s spiritual traditions.
- January 5, 1932 – Kalyan Singh, born on 5 January 1932, is an Indian politician from the state of Uttar Pradesh and has served three times as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.
- January 5, 1934 – Dr. Murli Manohar Manmohan Joshi was born in Delhi.
- January 5, 1941 – Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi, cricketer (Nawab of Pataudi jr., Indian batsman & youngest Indian Test Captain), was born in Bhopal.
- January 5, 1948 – Parthasarathy Harishchandra Sharma, cricketer (Indian batsman of the mid-70’s), was born in Alwar, Rajasthan.
- January 5, 1952 – Sushil Kumar Modi, born on 5 January 1952, is an Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party and is the current Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar, India.
- January 5, 1955 – Kumari Mamata Promileswar Banerjee was born in Calcutta (West Bengal).
- January 5, 1968 – Arjun Munda, born on 5 January 1968 in Khrangajhar Jamshedpur, is an Indian politician, former Member of Parliament and the former Chief Minister of Jharkhand.
- January 5, 1986 – Deepika Padukone, born on 5 January 1986 in Copenhagen and raised in Bangalore, is an Indian actress and a former model. She made her acting debut in the 2006 Kannada film ‘Aishwarya’ and then played a dual role in her first Bollywood blockbuster ‘Om Shanti Om’ in 2007 and won a Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut.
to be continued..
Jan
6
Mon
2025
History, Birthdays and Historic Events of 6 January-
- January 6, 1664 – Chhatrapati Shivaji attacked on Surat.
- January 6, 1947 – All India Congress Commitee accepted the division of country.
- January 6, 1948 – India has submitted it’s complaint to Security Council, charging Pakistan aggression in Kashmir.
- January 6, 1959 – Kapildev Ramlal Nikhanj, cricketer and India’s finest all-rounder from 1978 to 1994, was born on 6 January 1959 in Chandigarh. He is better known as Kapil Dev and captained the Indian cricket team which won the 1983 Cricket World Cup.
- January 6, 1966 – Allah Rakha Rahman, born on 6 January 1966 as A. S. Dileep Kumar in Madras, is an Indian composer, singer-songwriter, music producer, musician, multi-instrumentalist and philanthropist. He is better known as A. R. Rahman.
- January 6, 1979 – Rohini-200, first monsoon experimental rocket, launched from Thumba.
- January 6, 1980 – In the 7th general election of India, Indian National Congress Party gains two-thirds majority in the Lok Sabha legislative elections under the leadership of Indira Gandhi.
- January 6, 1989 – For the murder case of Smt. Indira Gandhi, Satwant Singh (24) and Kehar Singh (54) executed in Tihar Jail at New Delhi.
- January 6, 1993 – India and Bhutan sign agreement on the giant Sankosh hydro-electric project.
- January 6, 2018 – Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo and former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad sentenced to 3 and half years in jail and Rs 5 lakh fine by the Ranchi court, in fodder scam case.
to be Continued ..
Jan
10
Fri
2025
History, Birthdays and Historic Events of 10 January-
- January 10, 1659 – Shivaji Maharaj, Maratha King won the Battle of Pratapgarh, starting conquests which lead to the Maratha Empire in 1674.
- January 10, 1698 – The East India Company has taken possession of three villages in Bengal, Sutanaki, Kolkota and Gobindapun that they united to form Calcutta.
- January 10, 1818 – The last battle was fought in Rampura between the Marathas and the company.
- January 10, 1839 – Tea from India first arrived in UK.
- January 10, 1848 – Indian National Congress leader Sir Surendranath Banerjee was born on January 10, 1848 who died on August 26, 1925.
- January 10, 1896 – Gangadhar Kelkar, founder of famous Raja Kelkar Museum at Pune Dinkar, was born on 10 January 1896.
- January 10, 1896 – Shri Narhar Vishnu Gadgil, famously known as Kakasaheb, a famous politician, freedom fighter, lawyer, prolific writer, social reformer, nationalist leader and litterateur, was born on 10 January 1896.
- January 10, 1899 – Indian guru, philosopher, and scholar Swami Satyabhakta was born on January 10, 1899 who died on December 10, 1998.
- January 10, 1908 – Gandhiji adopted word, “Satyagraha” in place of “Passive Resistance”. Sentenced to two months’ imprisonment for failure to leave Transvaal.
- January 10, 1920 – The Treaty of Versailles takes effect, officially ending World War I.
- January 10, 1920 – India became member of League of Nations.
- January 10, 1922 – Museum of Prince of Wales, situated at Mumbai, opened for public.
- January 10, 1932 – Gandhi and his wife are arrested by the Indian authorities.
- January 10, 1940 – Kattassery Joseph Yesudas, famously known as Yesudas and born on 10 January 1940, is an Indian classical musician and playback singer. He has recorded more than 100,000 songs in many languages including Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi, Kannada, Telugu, Bengali, Gujarati, Oriya, Marathi, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Tulu, Malay, Russian, Arabic, Latin and English during a career spanning more than five decades.
- January 10, 1946 – The first General Assembly of the United Nations opens in London. Fifty-one nations are represented.
- January 10, 1959 – Martin Luther King, the US Black leader, arrived in New Delhi.
- January 10, 1966 – Tashkent Conference between Pakistan and Indian leaders ended after signing of peace accord by Lal Bahadur Shastri and General Ayub Khan.
- January 10, 1967 – Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of India, laid the foundation stone of Women’s University, Karnataka, founded to pay gratitude to Rani Chainema of Kitur.
- January 10, 1972 – Sheikh Mujibur Rahman returns to the newly independent Bangladesh as president after spending over nine months in prison in Pakistan.
- January 10, 1974 – Hrithik Roshan, born on 10 January 1974, is an Indian film actor. Having appeared as a child actor in several films throughout the 1980s, Roshan made his film debut in a leading role in Kaho Naa… Pyaar Hai in 2000 and earned Filmfare Awards for Best Actor and Best Male Debut.
- January 10, 1975 – First World Hindi Conference was held in Nagpur on 10 January 1975 for the purpose of developing and promoting Hindi in the world that is why this day is celebrated as World Hindi Day (Vishwa Hindi Diwas).
- January 10, 1975 – India accorded recognition to the Palestine Liberation Organization.
- January 10, 1986 – Constitution of Bangladesh was restored and Pakistan decides to lift 8-year-old ban on private trade with India.
- January 10, 1990 – Chandra Shekhar was sworn in as India’s new prime minister, succeeding Vishwanath Pratap Singh and continued up to June 21, 1991.
- January 10, 1993 – 24th International Film Festival of India opens in New Delhi.
- January 10, 1993 – Lal Krishna Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi was released on court orders. Also at least 15 people were killed in Bombay on the 5th day of riots between Hindus and Muslims.
- January 10, 1995 – 26th International Film Festival of India opens at Brabourne Stadium, Bombay.
- January 10, 1995 – In Katmandu, Nepal, searchers rescued 549 hikers after a massive avalanche struck the Himalayan foothills. The disaster left 24 tourists and 32 Nepalese dead.
- January 10, 1996 – King Hussein of Jordan has made his first public visit to Israel’s largest city, Tel Aviv.
- January 10, 1996 – 27th International Film Festival of India begins in New Delhi.
- January 10, 1997 – 28th International Film Festival of India opens at Trivandrum.
- January 10, 1998 – Nine Ranbir Sena supporters are killed in an ambush at Rampurchauram village in Bihar’s Jehanabad district.
- January 10, 2001 – China is officially admitted in the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
- January 10, 2006 – Former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announced the celebration of World Hindi Day every year on January 10, 2006. The Indian Foreign Ministry is celebrating World Hindi Day since then.
- January 10, 2008 – The Tata Group introduces the Nano it’s ultra cheap, ultra small car, created for the common man in India costing 100,000 rupees the equivalent of $2,500 which is half the cost of the world’s cheapest car on the market.
- January 10, 2012 – A bombing in Khyber Agency, Pakistan, kills at least 30 people and 78 others injured.
- January 10, 2013 – More than 100 people are killed and 270 injured in several bomb blasts in Pakistan.
- January 10, 2015 – A traffic accident between an oil tanker truck and passenger coach en route to Shikarpur from Karachi on the Pakistan National Highway Link Road near Gulshan-e-Hadeed, Karachi, killing at least 62 people.
to be Continued ..
Mar
17
Mon
2025
Shivaji Bhonsle (1630-1680 C.E.) was a great warrior King of Marathas who established the Maratha Empire. He was born in 1630 to Shahaji Bhonsle and Jijabai near the city of Junnar in Pune district, Maharashtra. Shivaji Bhonsle is popularly known as Chhatrapati Shivaji.
Shivaji was the son of Shahaji Raje Bhosale and Jijabai. Shahaji worked for the Adilshahi sultanate of Bijapur at that time. Shivaji was named after the goddess Shivai. The young Shivaji was brought up under the watchful eye and tutelage of his mother. She told him stories from Ramayan and Mahabharat and kindled the flame of freedom in the young Shivba. She taught him politics and religion, at the same time trained him in the art of fighting by wielding the stick and dandpatta (a kind of sword with protective armour for the arm). Shivba became a skilled swordsman and a horse rider too. Shivaji who was a secular ruler had many Muslim soldiers in his army. His sole aim was to overthrow Mughal empire and establish Maratha rule in the state. He was called the ‘Father of Indian Navy’ for his strategic plan to protect the coastline from other rulers. He established the navy, which no other Indian ruler ever did.
Shivaji knew that “He who has control of fort, has control of territory” and he decided to capture the Torna fort. Shivaji and his friends made a plan and attacked Torna in late night hours. Even before Adilshahi forces on Torna could realize that the fort has been attacked, Shivaji had captured it when he was just 16. After Torna, many other forts like Rajgad fort, Chakan fort, Kondhana fort, Purandar fort were captured.
His combat with Afzal Khan is very popular. He defeated the veteran with a single strike when they had met in a hut where they were allowed to carry a single sword. In 1659, Adilshah sent Afzal Khan, an experienced and veteran general to destroy Shivaji in an effort to put down what he saw as a regional revolt. Afzal Khan desecrated Hindu temples at Tuljapur and Pandharpur, hoping to draw Shivaji to the plains where the superior Bijapuri army could destroy him. Shivaji sent a letter to Afzal Khan requesting a meeting to negotiate and pretending that he was afraid of the mighty general and so they meet at Pratapgad foothills. The two met in a hut at the foothills of Pratapgad fort on 10 November 1659. The arrangements had dictated that each come armed only with a sword, and attended by a follower. Shivaji, as a protection, wore armour beneath his clothes, concealed a bagh nakh (metal “tiger claw”) on his left arm, and had a dagger in his right hand. As predicted by Shivaji, the meeting turned to be a fight. In the fight, Afzal Khan’s dagger was stopped by Shivaji’s armour, and Shivaji’s weapons inflicted mortal wounds on the general.
In his rule, any crime against women was a punishable offence. By order, in his kingdom, no one was allowed to harm women. Strict punishments were meted out to people who harassed women. He is accredited for reviving Hindu traditions and promoting usage of Marathi and Sanskrit. His legacy increased with the emergence of Indian independence movement which people hailing him as a nationalist.
Scholars have two different opinions on the exact date of his birth. The one group propose February 19, 1630 and the other proposes April 6, 1627 as the birth date of Chhatrapati Shivaji.
The date of February 19, 1630 has been accepted as the birth anniversary of Shivaji Jayanti by the government of Maharashtra. However, very few people realize that this date is marked on Julian calendar and not on the Gregorian calendar currently used throughout the world.
When consider the first date which has been proposed by the committee of eminent scholars. On converting February 19, 1630 from Julian calendar to Hindu lunar calendar (as per Amanta lunar calendar followed in Maharashtra) and marks Krishna Paksha Tritiya during Phalguna month as birth anniversary of Shivaji. The same Hindu date has been proposed by the eminent scholars of the committee.
Maharashtra government is all set to build the tallest statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Memorial in the Arabian Sea and have increased the size from 192 metres to 210 metres after the state government got the approval from the Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority (MCZMA). In December 2016, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had laid the foundation stone for the memorial by performing the ‘jal-poojan’. The increase in height of the statue will make it the tallest in the world and in process will overtake the height of the Spring Temple Buddha in Zhaocun township of Lushan County in Henan, China.
Jan
5
Mon
2026
History, Birthdays and Historic Events of 5 January-
- January 5, 1671 – Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj captured the ‘Salher’ fort from Mughals.
- January 5, 1869 – Venkatesh Tirko Kulkarni, famous Kannad novelist ‘Galagnath’, was born.
- January 5, 1893 – Paramahansa Yogananda (1893-1952), universalist Hindu, great saint, social reformer, writer and litterateur was born at Gorakhpur. He founded Self-Realization Fellowship (1920) and Yogoda Satsanga Society of India (1917), which continue to carry on his spiritual legacy worldwide. He was the author of the best-selling spiritual classic ‘Autobiography of a Yogi’ (1946), popular book globalizing India’s spiritual traditions.
- January 5, 1932 – Kalyan Singh, born on 5 January 1932, is an Indian politician from the state of Uttar Pradesh and has served three times as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.
- January 5, 1934 – Dr. Murli Manohar Manmohan Joshi was born in Delhi.
- January 5, 1941 – Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi, cricketer (Nawab of Pataudi jr., Indian batsman & youngest Indian Test Captain), was born in Bhopal.
- January 5, 1948 – Parthasarathy Harishchandra Sharma, cricketer (Indian batsman of the mid-70’s), was born in Alwar, Rajasthan.
- January 5, 1952 – Sushil Kumar Modi, born on 5 January 1952, is an Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party and is the current Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar, India.
- January 5, 1955 – Kumari Mamata Promileswar Banerjee was born in Calcutta (West Bengal).
- January 5, 1968 – Arjun Munda, born on 5 January 1968 in Khrangajhar Jamshedpur, is an Indian politician, former Member of Parliament and the former Chief Minister of Jharkhand.
- January 5, 1986 – Deepika Padukone, born on 5 January 1986 in Copenhagen and raised in Bangalore, is an Indian actress and a former model. She made her acting debut in the 2006 Kannada film ‘Aishwarya’ and then played a dual role in her first Bollywood blockbuster ‘Om Shanti Om’ in 2007 and won a Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut.
to be continued..
Jan
6
Tue
2026
History, Birthdays and Historic Events of 6 January-
- January 6, 1664 – Chhatrapati Shivaji attacked on Surat.
- January 6, 1947 – All India Congress Commitee accepted the division of country.
- January 6, 1948 – India has submitted it’s complaint to Security Council, charging Pakistan aggression in Kashmir.
- January 6, 1959 – Kapildev Ramlal Nikhanj, cricketer and India’s finest all-rounder from 1978 to 1994, was born on 6 January 1959 in Chandigarh. He is better known as Kapil Dev and captained the Indian cricket team which won the 1983 Cricket World Cup.
- January 6, 1966 – Allah Rakha Rahman, born on 6 January 1966 as A. S. Dileep Kumar in Madras, is an Indian composer, singer-songwriter, music producer, musician, multi-instrumentalist and philanthropist. He is better known as A. R. Rahman.
- January 6, 1979 – Rohini-200, first monsoon experimental rocket, launched from Thumba.
- January 6, 1980 – In the 7th general election of India, Indian National Congress Party gains two-thirds majority in the Lok Sabha legislative elections under the leadership of Indira Gandhi.
- January 6, 1989 – For the murder case of Smt. Indira Gandhi, Satwant Singh (24) and Kehar Singh (54) executed in Tihar Jail at New Delhi.
- January 6, 1993 – India and Bhutan sign agreement on the giant Sankosh hydro-electric project.
- January 6, 2018 – Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo and former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad sentenced to 3 and half years in jail and Rs 5 lakh fine by the Ranchi court, in fodder scam case.
to be Continued ..
Jan
10
Sat
2026
History, Birthdays and Historic Events of 10 January-
- January 10, 1659 – Shivaji Maharaj, Maratha King won the Battle of Pratapgarh, starting conquests which lead to the Maratha Empire in 1674.
- January 10, 1698 – The East India Company has taken possession of three villages in Bengal, Sutanaki, Kolkota and Gobindapun that they united to form Calcutta.
- January 10, 1818 – The last battle was fought in Rampura between the Marathas and the company.
- January 10, 1839 – Tea from India first arrived in UK.
- January 10, 1848 – Indian National Congress leader Sir Surendranath Banerjee was born on January 10, 1848 who died on August 26, 1925.
- January 10, 1896 – Gangadhar Kelkar, founder of famous Raja Kelkar Museum at Pune Dinkar, was born on 10 January 1896.
- January 10, 1896 – Shri Narhar Vishnu Gadgil, famously known as Kakasaheb, a famous politician, freedom fighter, lawyer, prolific writer, social reformer, nationalist leader and litterateur, was born on 10 January 1896.
- January 10, 1899 – Indian guru, philosopher, and scholar Swami Satyabhakta was born on January 10, 1899 who died on December 10, 1998.
- January 10, 1908 – Gandhiji adopted word, “Satyagraha” in place of “Passive Resistance”. Sentenced to two months’ imprisonment for failure to leave Transvaal.
- January 10, 1920 – The Treaty of Versailles takes effect, officially ending World War I.
- January 10, 1920 – India became member of League of Nations.
- January 10, 1922 – Museum of Prince of Wales, situated at Mumbai, opened for public.
- January 10, 1932 – Gandhi and his wife are arrested by the Indian authorities.
- January 10, 1940 – Kattassery Joseph Yesudas, famously known as Yesudas and born on 10 January 1940, is an Indian classical musician and playback singer. He has recorded more than 100,000 songs in many languages including Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi, Kannada, Telugu, Bengali, Gujarati, Oriya, Marathi, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Tulu, Malay, Russian, Arabic, Latin and English during a career spanning more than five decades.
- January 10, 1946 – The first General Assembly of the United Nations opens in London. Fifty-one nations are represented.
- January 10, 1959 – Martin Luther King, the US Black leader, arrived in New Delhi.
- January 10, 1966 – Tashkent Conference between Pakistan and Indian leaders ended after signing of peace accord by Lal Bahadur Shastri and General Ayub Khan.
- January 10, 1967 – Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of India, laid the foundation stone of Women’s University, Karnataka, founded to pay gratitude to Rani Chainema of Kitur.
- January 10, 1972 – Sheikh Mujibur Rahman returns to the newly independent Bangladesh as president after spending over nine months in prison in Pakistan.
- January 10, 1974 – Hrithik Roshan, born on 10 January 1974, is an Indian film actor. Having appeared as a child actor in several films throughout the 1980s, Roshan made his film debut in a leading role in Kaho Naa… Pyaar Hai in 2000 and earned Filmfare Awards for Best Actor and Best Male Debut.
- January 10, 1975 – First World Hindi Conference was held in Nagpur on 10 January 1975 for the purpose of developing and promoting Hindi in the world that is why this day is celebrated as World Hindi Day (Vishwa Hindi Diwas).
- January 10, 1975 – India accorded recognition to the Palestine Liberation Organization.
- January 10, 1986 – Constitution of Bangladesh was restored and Pakistan decides to lift 8-year-old ban on private trade with India.
- January 10, 1990 – Chandra Shekhar was sworn in as India’s new prime minister, succeeding Vishwanath Pratap Singh and continued up to June 21, 1991.
- January 10, 1993 – 24th International Film Festival of India opens in New Delhi.
- January 10, 1993 – Lal Krishna Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi was released on court orders. Also at least 15 people were killed in Bombay on the 5th day of riots between Hindus and Muslims.
- January 10, 1995 – 26th International Film Festival of India opens at Brabourne Stadium, Bombay.
- January 10, 1995 – In Katmandu, Nepal, searchers rescued 549 hikers after a massive avalanche struck the Himalayan foothills. The disaster left 24 tourists and 32 Nepalese dead.
- January 10, 1996 – King Hussein of Jordan has made his first public visit to Israel’s largest city, Tel Aviv.
- January 10, 1996 – 27th International Film Festival of India begins in New Delhi.
- January 10, 1997 – 28th International Film Festival of India opens at Trivandrum.
- January 10, 1998 – Nine Ranbir Sena supporters are killed in an ambush at Rampurchauram village in Bihar’s Jehanabad district.
- January 10, 2001 – China is officially admitted in the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
- January 10, 2006 – Former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announced the celebration of World Hindi Day every year on January 10, 2006. The Indian Foreign Ministry is celebrating World Hindi Day since then.
- January 10, 2008 – The Tata Group introduces the Nano it’s ultra cheap, ultra small car, created for the common man in India costing 100,000 rupees the equivalent of $2,500 which is half the cost of the world’s cheapest car on the market.
- January 10, 2012 – A bombing in Khyber Agency, Pakistan, kills at least 30 people and 78 others injured.
- January 10, 2013 – More than 100 people are killed and 270 injured in several bomb blasts in Pakistan.
- January 10, 2015 – A traffic accident between an oil tanker truck and passenger coach en route to Shikarpur from Karachi on the Pakistan National Highway Link Road near Gulshan-e-Hadeed, Karachi, killing at least 62 people.
to be Continued ..
Jan
5
Tue
2027
History, Birthdays and Historic Events of 5 January-
- January 5, 1671 – Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj captured the ‘Salher’ fort from Mughals.
- January 5, 1869 – Venkatesh Tirko Kulkarni, famous Kannad novelist ‘Galagnath’, was born.
- January 5, 1893 – Paramahansa Yogananda (1893-1952), universalist Hindu, great saint, social reformer, writer and litterateur was born at Gorakhpur. He founded Self-Realization Fellowship (1920) and Yogoda Satsanga Society of India (1917), which continue to carry on his spiritual legacy worldwide. He was the author of the best-selling spiritual classic ‘Autobiography of a Yogi’ (1946), popular book globalizing India’s spiritual traditions.
- January 5, 1932 – Kalyan Singh, born on 5 January 1932, is an Indian politician from the state of Uttar Pradesh and has served three times as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.
- January 5, 1934 – Dr. Murli Manohar Manmohan Joshi was born in Delhi.
- January 5, 1941 – Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi, cricketer (Nawab of Pataudi jr., Indian batsman & youngest Indian Test Captain), was born in Bhopal.
- January 5, 1948 – Parthasarathy Harishchandra Sharma, cricketer (Indian batsman of the mid-70’s), was born in Alwar, Rajasthan.
- January 5, 1952 – Sushil Kumar Modi, born on 5 January 1952, is an Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party and is the current Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar, India.
- January 5, 1955 – Kumari Mamata Promileswar Banerjee was born in Calcutta (West Bengal).
- January 5, 1968 – Arjun Munda, born on 5 January 1968 in Khrangajhar Jamshedpur, is an Indian politician, former Member of Parliament and the former Chief Minister of Jharkhand.
- January 5, 1986 – Deepika Padukone, born on 5 January 1986 in Copenhagen and raised in Bangalore, is an Indian actress and a former model. She made her acting debut in the 2006 Kannada film ‘Aishwarya’ and then played a dual role in her first Bollywood blockbuster ‘Om Shanti Om’ in 2007 and won a Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut.
to be continued..
Jan
6
Wed
2027
History, Birthdays and Historic Events of 6 January-
- January 6, 1664 – Chhatrapati Shivaji attacked on Surat.
- January 6, 1947 – All India Congress Commitee accepted the division of country.
- January 6, 1948 – India has submitted it’s complaint to Security Council, charging Pakistan aggression in Kashmir.
- January 6, 1959 – Kapildev Ramlal Nikhanj, cricketer and India’s finest all-rounder from 1978 to 1994, was born on 6 January 1959 in Chandigarh. He is better known as Kapil Dev and captained the Indian cricket team which won the 1983 Cricket World Cup.
- January 6, 1966 – Allah Rakha Rahman, born on 6 January 1966 as A. S. Dileep Kumar in Madras, is an Indian composer, singer-songwriter, music producer, musician, multi-instrumentalist and philanthropist. He is better known as A. R. Rahman.
- January 6, 1979 – Rohini-200, first monsoon experimental rocket, launched from Thumba.
- January 6, 1980 – In the 7th general election of India, Indian National Congress Party gains two-thirds majority in the Lok Sabha legislative elections under the leadership of Indira Gandhi.
- January 6, 1989 – For the murder case of Smt. Indira Gandhi, Satwant Singh (24) and Kehar Singh (54) executed in Tihar Jail at New Delhi.
- January 6, 1993 – India and Bhutan sign agreement on the giant Sankosh hydro-electric project.
- January 6, 2018 – Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo and former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad sentenced to 3 and half years in jail and Rs 5 lakh fine by the Ranchi court, in fodder scam case.
to be Continued ..
Jan
10
Sun
2027
History, Birthdays and Historic Events of 10 January-
- January 10, 1659 – Shivaji Maharaj, Maratha King won the Battle of Pratapgarh, starting conquests which lead to the Maratha Empire in 1674.
- January 10, 1698 – The East India Company has taken possession of three villages in Bengal, Sutanaki, Kolkota and Gobindapun that they united to form Calcutta.
- January 10, 1818 – The last battle was fought in Rampura between the Marathas and the company.
- January 10, 1839 – Tea from India first arrived in UK.
- January 10, 1848 – Indian National Congress leader Sir Surendranath Banerjee was born on January 10, 1848 who died on August 26, 1925.
- January 10, 1896 – Gangadhar Kelkar, founder of famous Raja Kelkar Museum at Pune Dinkar, was born on 10 January 1896.
- January 10, 1896 – Shri Narhar Vishnu Gadgil, famously known as Kakasaheb, a famous politician, freedom fighter, lawyer, prolific writer, social reformer, nationalist leader and litterateur, was born on 10 January 1896.
- January 10, 1899 – Indian guru, philosopher, and scholar Swami Satyabhakta was born on January 10, 1899 who died on December 10, 1998.
- January 10, 1908 – Gandhiji adopted word, “Satyagraha” in place of “Passive Resistance”. Sentenced to two months’ imprisonment for failure to leave Transvaal.
- January 10, 1920 – The Treaty of Versailles takes effect, officially ending World War I.
- January 10, 1920 – India became member of League of Nations.
- January 10, 1922 – Museum of Prince of Wales, situated at Mumbai, opened for public.
- January 10, 1932 – Gandhi and his wife are arrested by the Indian authorities.
- January 10, 1940 – Kattassery Joseph Yesudas, famously known as Yesudas and born on 10 January 1940, is an Indian classical musician and playback singer. He has recorded more than 100,000 songs in many languages including Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi, Kannada, Telugu, Bengali, Gujarati, Oriya, Marathi, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Tulu, Malay, Russian, Arabic, Latin and English during a career spanning more than five decades.
- January 10, 1946 – The first General Assembly of the United Nations opens in London. Fifty-one nations are represented.
- January 10, 1959 – Martin Luther King, the US Black leader, arrived in New Delhi.
- January 10, 1966 – Tashkent Conference between Pakistan and Indian leaders ended after signing of peace accord by Lal Bahadur Shastri and General Ayub Khan.
- January 10, 1967 – Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of India, laid the foundation stone of Women’s University, Karnataka, founded to pay gratitude to Rani Chainema of Kitur.
- January 10, 1972 – Sheikh Mujibur Rahman returns to the newly independent Bangladesh as president after spending over nine months in prison in Pakistan.
- January 10, 1974 – Hrithik Roshan, born on 10 January 1974, is an Indian film actor. Having appeared as a child actor in several films throughout the 1980s, Roshan made his film debut in a leading role in Kaho Naa… Pyaar Hai in 2000 and earned Filmfare Awards for Best Actor and Best Male Debut.
- January 10, 1975 – First World Hindi Conference was held in Nagpur on 10 January 1975 for the purpose of developing and promoting Hindi in the world that is why this day is celebrated as World Hindi Day (Vishwa Hindi Diwas).
- January 10, 1975 – India accorded recognition to the Palestine Liberation Organization.
- January 10, 1986 – Constitution of Bangladesh was restored and Pakistan decides to lift 8-year-old ban on private trade with India.
- January 10, 1990 – Chandra Shekhar was sworn in as India’s new prime minister, succeeding Vishwanath Pratap Singh and continued up to June 21, 1991.
- January 10, 1993 – 24th International Film Festival of India opens in New Delhi.
- January 10, 1993 – Lal Krishna Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi was released on court orders. Also at least 15 people were killed in Bombay on the 5th day of riots between Hindus and Muslims.
- January 10, 1995 – 26th International Film Festival of India opens at Brabourne Stadium, Bombay.
- January 10, 1995 – In Katmandu, Nepal, searchers rescued 549 hikers after a massive avalanche struck the Himalayan foothills. The disaster left 24 tourists and 32 Nepalese dead.
- January 10, 1996 – King Hussein of Jordan has made his first public visit to Israel’s largest city, Tel Aviv.
- January 10, 1996 – 27th International Film Festival of India begins in New Delhi.
- January 10, 1997 – 28th International Film Festival of India opens at Trivandrum.
- January 10, 1998 – Nine Ranbir Sena supporters are killed in an ambush at Rampurchauram village in Bihar’s Jehanabad district.
- January 10, 2001 – China is officially admitted in the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
- January 10, 2006 – Former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announced the celebration of World Hindi Day every year on January 10, 2006. The Indian Foreign Ministry is celebrating World Hindi Day since then.
- January 10, 2008 – The Tata Group introduces the Nano it’s ultra cheap, ultra small car, created for the common man in India costing 100,000 rupees the equivalent of $2,500 which is half the cost of the world’s cheapest car on the market.
- January 10, 2012 – A bombing in Khyber Agency, Pakistan, kills at least 30 people and 78 others injured.
- January 10, 2013 – More than 100 people are killed and 270 injured in several bomb blasts in Pakistan.
- January 10, 2015 – A traffic accident between an oil tanker truck and passenger coach en route to Shikarpur from Karachi on the Pakistan National Highway Link Road near Gulshan-e-Hadeed, Karachi, killing at least 62 people.
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History, Birthdays and Historic Events of 10 January-
- January 10, 1659 – Shivaji Maharaj, Maratha King won the Battle of Pratapgarh, starting conquests which lead to the Maratha Empire in 1674.
- January 10, 1698 – The East India Company has taken possession of three villages in Bengal, Sutanaki, Kolkota and Gobindapun that they united to form Calcutta.
- January 10, 1818 – The last battle was fought in Rampura between the Marathas and the company.
- January 10, 1839 – Tea from India first arrived in UK.
- January 10, 1848 – Indian National Congress leader Sir Surendranath Banerjee was born on January 10, 1848 who died on August 26, 1925.
- January 10, 1896 – Gangadhar Kelkar, founder of famous Raja Kelkar Museum at Pune Dinkar, was born on 10 January 1896.
- January 10, 1896 – Shri Narhar Vishnu Gadgil, famously known as Kakasaheb, a famous politician, freedom fighter, lawyer, prolific writer, social reformer, nationalist leader and litterateur, was born on 10 January 1896.
- January 10, 1899 – Indian guru, philosopher, and scholar Swami Satyabhakta was born on January 10, 1899 who died on December 10, 1998.
- January 10, 1908 – Gandhiji adopted word, “Satyagraha” in place of “Passive Resistance”. Sentenced to two months’ imprisonment for failure to leave Transvaal.
- January 10, 1920 – The Treaty of Versailles takes effect, officially ending World War I.
- January 10, 1920 – India became member of League of Nations.
- January 10, 1922 – Museum of Prince of Wales, situated at Mumbai, opened for public.
- January 10, 1932 – Gandhi and his wife are arrested by the Indian authorities.
- January 10, 1940 – Kattassery Joseph Yesudas, famously known as Yesudas and born on 10 January 1940, is an Indian classical musician and playback singer. He has recorded more than 100,000 songs in many languages including Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi, Kannada, Telugu, Bengali, Gujarati, Oriya, Marathi, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Tulu, Malay, Russian, Arabic, Latin and English during a career spanning more than five decades.
- January 10, 1946 – The first General Assembly of the United Nations opens in London. Fifty-one nations are represented.
- January 10, 1959 – Martin Luther King, the US Black leader, arrived in New Delhi.
- January 10, 1966 – Tashkent Conference between Pakistan and Indian leaders ended after signing of peace accord by Lal Bahadur Shastri and General Ayub Khan.
- January 10, 1967 – Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of India, laid the foundation stone of Women’s University, Karnataka, founded to pay gratitude to Rani Chainema of Kitur.
- January 10, 1972 – Sheikh Mujibur Rahman returns to the newly independent Bangladesh as president after spending over nine months in prison in Pakistan.
- January 10, 1974 – Hrithik Roshan, born on 10 January 1974, is an Indian film actor. Having appeared as a child actor in several films throughout the 1980s, Roshan made his film debut in a leading role in Kaho Naa… Pyaar Hai in 2000 and earned Filmfare Awards for Best Actor and Best Male Debut.
- January 10, 1975 – First World Hindi Conference was held in Nagpur on 10 January 1975 for the purpose of developing and promoting Hindi in the world that is why this day is celebrated as World Hindi Day (Vishwa Hindi Diwas).
- January 10, 1975 – India accorded recognition to the Palestine Liberation Organization.
- January 10, 1986 – Constitution of Bangladesh was restored and Pakistan decides to lift 8-year-old ban on private trade with India.
- January 10, 1990 – Chandra Shekhar was sworn in as India’s new prime minister, succeeding Vishwanath Pratap Singh and continued up to June 21, 1991.
- January 10, 1993 – 24th International Film Festival of India opens in New Delhi.
- January 10, 1993 – Lal Krishna Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi was released on court orders. Also at least 15 people were killed in Bombay on the 5th day of riots between Hindus and Muslims.
- January 10, 1995 – 26th International Film Festival of India opens at Brabourne Stadium, Bombay.
- January 10, 1995 – In Katmandu, Nepal, searchers rescued 549 hikers after a massive avalanche struck the Himalayan foothills. The disaster left 24 tourists and 32 Nepalese dead.
- January 10, 1996 – King Hussein of Jordan has made his first public visit to Israel’s largest city, Tel Aviv.
- January 10, 1996 – 27th International Film Festival of India begins in New Delhi.
- January 10, 1997 – 28th International Film Festival of India opens at Trivandrum.
- January 10, 1998 – Nine Ranbir Sena supporters are killed in an ambush at Rampurchauram village in Bihar’s Jehanabad district.
- January 10, 2001 – China is officially admitted in the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
- January 10, 2006 – Former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announced the celebration of World Hindi Day every year on January 10, 2006. The Indian Foreign Ministry is celebrating World Hindi Day since then.
- January 10, 2008 – The Tata Group introduces the Nano it’s ultra cheap, ultra small car, created for the common man in India costing 100,000 rupees the equivalent of $2,500 which is half the cost of the world’s cheapest car on the market.
- January 10, 2012 – A bombing in Khyber Agency, Pakistan, kills at least 30 people and 78 others injured.
- January 10, 2013 – More than 100 people are killed and 270 injured in several bomb blasts in Pakistan.
- January 10, 2015 – A traffic accident between an oil tanker truck and passenger coach en route to Shikarpur from Karachi on the Pakistan National Highway Link Road near Gulshan-e-Hadeed, Karachi, killing at least 62 people.
to be Continued ..
