Jan
12
Sun
2025
History, Birthdays and Historic Events of 12 January-
- January 12, 1399 – Kritiwas was born on 12 January 1399 who wrote the Ramayana in Bengali language.
- January 12, 1708 – Shahu, son of Sambhaji, was crowned as the Maratha ruler.
- January 12, 1863 – Swami Vivekananda (Narendra Vishwanath Dutta), dynamic renaissance missionary to West, catalyst of Hindu revival in India and social reformer, was born at Calcutta on 12 January 1863.
- January 12, 1869 – Dr. Bhagavan Das, great philosopher, freedom fighter, Hindi writer, politician and litterateur, was born at Varanasi on 12 January 1869.
- January 12, 1895 – Dr. Yellapragada Subbarow, saintly scientist and nobel prize winner, was born on 12 January 1895 at Bhimavaram, Andhra Pradesh.
- January 12, 1906 – Pandit Mahadevshastri Joshi, dictionary creator, was born on 12 January 1869 in the town of Ambede in Goa.
- January 12, 1918 – Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, born as Mahesh Prasad Varma on 12 January 1918 was an Indian spiritualist who died on May 2, 2008. He developed the Transcendental Meditation technique.
- January 12, 1918 – C. Ramchandra, also known as Chitalkar, famous film music director, was born on 12 January 1918.
- January 12, 1934 – Surya Sen, Indian educator and revolutionary leader of the Indian Republican Army was hanged on 12 January 1934 by the British who was born on March 22, 1894.
- January 12, 1936 – Brajanath Ratha, Indian poet, was born on 12 January 1936 who wrote in Odia and died on May 31, 2014.
- January 12, 1945 – US Task Force 38 destroyed 41 Japanese ships in Battle Gratitude off the cost of Vietnam.
- January 12, 1946 – De-monetisation of currency notes of the value of Rs. 500 and above were done.
- January 12, 1948 – Mahatma Gandhi began his final fast aiming a national reconciliation for communal peace in Delhi on 12 January 1948.
- January 12, 1972 – Birth of Priyanka Gandhi, daughter of former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.
- January 12, 1984 – In 1984 the Government of India declared 12 January, the birthday of Swami Vivekananda, as the National Youth Day and since 1985 the event is celebrated in India every year.
- January 12, 1996 – Supreme Court holds that horse racing is not gambling, but a game of skill.
- January 12, 2000 – T. S. Krishna Murthy is appointed Election Commissioner in place of G.V.G. Krishnamoorthy who retired.
- January 12, 2002 – In Pakistan, the former president, General Musharraf banned Kashmir Islamist separatist parties Jash-e-Muhammed and Lashkar-e-Tayaba, accused by India to be responsible of 13 December 2001 attack on Indian parliament.
- January 12, 2005 – Amrish Puri, Indian actor, was died on 12 January 2005 who was born on 22 June 1932.
- January 12, 2014 – Sheikh Hasina sworn on 12 January 2014 in for a third spell as Bangladesh’s prime minister after a deadly general election boycotted by the opposition amid an ongoing political crisis.
- January 12, 2018 – Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C40) launched the Cartosat-2 Series satellite and 30 co-passenger satellites from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota on January 12, 2018 at 9:28 IST and completed the century. Three of the 31 sent satellites were Indian and 28 are from six countries: Canada, Finland, France, South Korea, UK and America.
to be Continued ..
Jan
18
Sat
2025
History, Birthdays and Historic Events of 18 January-
- January 18, 1842 – Mahadev Govind Ranade, a distinguished Indian scholar, social reformer, author, was born on 18 January 1842 who was a founding member of the Indian National Congress (INC). He died on 16 January 1901. He was the chief architect of Bombay Prathana Samaj.
- January 18, 1853 – First train in Asia, 36 km section opened between Bombay (Mumbai) and Tannah (Thane).
- January 18, 1886 – Modern hockey was born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England.
- January 18, 1896 – An X-ray generating machine was exhibited for the first time by H. L. Smith.
- January 18, 1925 – Gajanan Johari, famous Marathi writer, was born on 18 January 1925.
- January 18, 1927 – Sundaram Balachander, Indian veena player, actor, and singer, was born on 18 January 1927 and died on 13 April 1990.
- January 18, 1930 – Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore (Thakur) and Mahatma Gandhi met at Sabarmati Ashram on 18 January 1930.
- January 18, 1936 – Rudyard Kipling, famous English writer and author, died in Burwash, England on 18 January 1936. He was born on 30 December 1865 and wrote in verses, stories, novels childen’s stories like The Jungle Book, Kim and Just-50 stories. He was honoured with the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1907.
- January 18, 1945 – Balagangadharanatha Swamiji, Indian religious leader, was born on 18 January 1945 and died on 13 January 2013.
- January 18, 1947 – K.L. Saigal (Kundanlal Saigal), Indian singer and film actor, passed away on 18 January 1947 and was born on 11 April 1904.
- January 18, 1948 – Mahatma Gandhi broke 121-hour fast in New Delhi, after halting of Muslim-Hindu riots in Calcutta.
- January 18, 1950 – India is declared a secular republic. Constitution makes Hindi official national language, English to continue for 15 years, 14 major state languages are recognized.
- January 18, 1955 – Saadat Hassan Manto, Pakistani author, born on 11 May 1912, died on 18 January 1955.
- January 18, 1959 – Miss Meera Behn, follower of Gandhi, left India.
- January 18, 1968 – The Resolution on Official Languages was passed by both the houses of the Parliament, making the knowledge of either Hindi or English compulsory for recruitment to the services of the Union.
- January 18, 1969 – Lekhraj Khubchand Kripalani, also known as Dada Lekhraj and Indian spiritual leader, born on 15 December 1876, was the founder of the Brahma Kumaris. He died on 18 January 1969.
- January 18, 1972 – Vinod Ganpat Kambli, cricketer, was born in Bombay on 18 January 1972.
- January 18, 1976 – Subhrajit Mitra, born on 18 January 1976, is an Indian Film Maker.
- January 18, 1977 – After 21 months of emergency rule, Indhira Gandhi announced the release of Morarji Desai and other leading opponents, hence suspended her ban of political parties and called a free election.
- January 18, 1978 – Shri Bhim Sen Sachar, freedom fighter, leader and Chief Minister of Punjab, passed away on 18 January 1978.
- January 18, 1982 – Six thousand labor activists were arrested in two days and national strike was called in New Delhi.
- January 18, 1990 – Farooq Abdullah, Jammu & Kashmir CM, quitted.
- January 18, 1991 – Iraq attacked Tel Aviv, and Haifa, with Scud missiles, hoping to bring Israel into the Gulf War and turn it into a wider conflict including other Arab Nations.
- January 18, 1992 – Muthuswami Pillai, father of Bharat Natyam classical dance, passed away on 18 January 1992.
- January 18, 1996 – N. T. Rama Rao, former chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, passed away at Hydrabad.
- January 18, 1997 – India’s first electric car ‘Reva’ launched in Bangalore on 18 January 1997.
- January 18, 1997 – Phase II of Pulse Polio Immunisation Programme began on 18 January 1997.
- January 18, 1997 – SC said telephone tapping as violation of fundamental rights but permitted it by government in special circumstances.
- January 18, 1998 – Justice M. M. Punchhi was sworn in Chief Justice of India.
- January 18, 1999 – Gul Panag was crowned Femina Miss India Universe at the Miss India 1999 beauty pageant in Pune.
- January 18, 1999 – Prof. Amartya Sen, Nobel Laureate, was selected for Bharat Ratna.
- January 18, 2000 – S. S. Dawra was appointed new Director of the Enforcement Directorate.
- January 18, 2003 – Harivansh Rai Bachchan, a noted Indian poet of the Nayi Kavita literary movement, born on 27 November 1907 and died on 18 January 2003.
- January 18, 2012 – Anthony Prabhu Gonsalves, Indian composer, born on 12 June 1927, died on 18 January 2012.
- January 18, 2012 – Several thousand websites joined in a blackout protest over US lawmakers’ SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) and PIPA (Protest Intellectual Property Act). Websites like Google and Wikipedia made a statement against the proposed laws, saying the the laws would not stop piracy and lacked cohesive definitions that could turn into an abuse of power.
- January 18, 2016 – A Pakistani court had acquitted former military ruler Pervez Musharraf over the 2006 killing of a Baloch rebel leader, one of three legal cases he faced after returning from exile.
to be Continued ..
Jan
12
Mon
2026
History, Birthdays and Historic Events of 12 January-
- January 12, 1399 – Kritiwas was born on 12 January 1399 who wrote the Ramayana in Bengali language.
- January 12, 1708 – Shahu, son of Sambhaji, was crowned as the Maratha ruler.
- January 12, 1863 – Swami Vivekananda (Narendra Vishwanath Dutta), dynamic renaissance missionary to West, catalyst of Hindu revival in India and social reformer, was born at Calcutta on 12 January 1863.
- January 12, 1869 – Dr. Bhagavan Das, great philosopher, freedom fighter, Hindi writer, politician and litterateur, was born at Varanasi on 12 January 1869.
- January 12, 1895 – Dr. Yellapragada Subbarow, saintly scientist and nobel prize winner, was born on 12 January 1895 at Bhimavaram, Andhra Pradesh.
- January 12, 1906 – Pandit Mahadevshastri Joshi, dictionary creator, was born on 12 January 1869 in the town of Ambede in Goa.
- January 12, 1918 – Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, born as Mahesh Prasad Varma on 12 January 1918 was an Indian spiritualist who died on May 2, 2008. He developed the Transcendental Meditation technique.
- January 12, 1918 – C. Ramchandra, also known as Chitalkar, famous film music director, was born on 12 January 1918.
- January 12, 1934 – Surya Sen, Indian educator and revolutionary leader of the Indian Republican Army was hanged on 12 January 1934 by the British who was born on March 22, 1894.
- January 12, 1936 – Brajanath Ratha, Indian poet, was born on 12 January 1936 who wrote in Odia and died on May 31, 2014.
- January 12, 1945 – US Task Force 38 destroyed 41 Japanese ships in Battle Gratitude off the cost of Vietnam.
- January 12, 1946 – De-monetisation of currency notes of the value of Rs. 500 and above were done.
- January 12, 1948 – Mahatma Gandhi began his final fast aiming a national reconciliation for communal peace in Delhi on 12 January 1948.
- January 12, 1972 – Birth of Priyanka Gandhi, daughter of former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.
- January 12, 1984 – In 1984 the Government of India declared 12 January, the birthday of Swami Vivekananda, as the National Youth Day and since 1985 the event is celebrated in India every year.
- January 12, 1996 – Supreme Court holds that horse racing is not gambling, but a game of skill.
- January 12, 2000 – T. S. Krishna Murthy is appointed Election Commissioner in place of G.V.G. Krishnamoorthy who retired.
- January 12, 2002 – In Pakistan, the former president, General Musharraf banned Kashmir Islamist separatist parties Jash-e-Muhammed and Lashkar-e-Tayaba, accused by India to be responsible of 13 December 2001 attack on Indian parliament.
- January 12, 2005 – Amrish Puri, Indian actor, was died on 12 January 2005 who was born on 22 June 1932.
- January 12, 2014 – Sheikh Hasina sworn on 12 January 2014 in for a third spell as Bangladesh’s prime minister after a deadly general election boycotted by the opposition amid an ongoing political crisis.
- January 12, 2018 – Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C40) launched the Cartosat-2 Series satellite and 30 co-passenger satellites from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota on January 12, 2018 at 9:28 IST and completed the century. Three of the 31 sent satellites were Indian and 28 are from six countries: Canada, Finland, France, South Korea, UK and America.
to be Continued ..
Jan
18
Sun
2026
History, Birthdays and Historic Events of 18 January-
- January 18, 1842 – Mahadev Govind Ranade, a distinguished Indian scholar, social reformer, author, was born on 18 January 1842 who was a founding member of the Indian National Congress (INC). He died on 16 January 1901. He was the chief architect of Bombay Prathana Samaj.
- January 18, 1853 – First train in Asia, 36 km section opened between Bombay (Mumbai) and Tannah (Thane).
- January 18, 1886 – Modern hockey was born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England.
- January 18, 1896 – An X-ray generating machine was exhibited for the first time by H. L. Smith.
- January 18, 1925 – Gajanan Johari, famous Marathi writer, was born on 18 January 1925.
- January 18, 1927 – Sundaram Balachander, Indian veena player, actor, and singer, was born on 18 January 1927 and died on 13 April 1990.
- January 18, 1930 – Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore (Thakur) and Mahatma Gandhi met at Sabarmati Ashram on 18 January 1930.
- January 18, 1936 – Rudyard Kipling, famous English writer and author, died in Burwash, England on 18 January 1936. He was born on 30 December 1865 and wrote in verses, stories, novels childen’s stories like The Jungle Book, Kim and Just-50 stories. He was honoured with the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1907.
- January 18, 1945 – Balagangadharanatha Swamiji, Indian religious leader, was born on 18 January 1945 and died on 13 January 2013.
- January 18, 1947 – K.L. Saigal (Kundanlal Saigal), Indian singer and film actor, passed away on 18 January 1947 and was born on 11 April 1904.
- January 18, 1948 – Mahatma Gandhi broke 121-hour fast in New Delhi, after halting of Muslim-Hindu riots in Calcutta.
- January 18, 1950 – India is declared a secular republic. Constitution makes Hindi official national language, English to continue for 15 years, 14 major state languages are recognized.
- January 18, 1955 – Saadat Hassan Manto, Pakistani author, born on 11 May 1912, died on 18 January 1955.
- January 18, 1959 – Miss Meera Behn, follower of Gandhi, left India.
- January 18, 1968 – The Resolution on Official Languages was passed by both the houses of the Parliament, making the knowledge of either Hindi or English compulsory for recruitment to the services of the Union.
- January 18, 1969 – Lekhraj Khubchand Kripalani, also known as Dada Lekhraj and Indian spiritual leader, born on 15 December 1876, was the founder of the Brahma Kumaris. He died on 18 January 1969.
- January 18, 1972 – Vinod Ganpat Kambli, cricketer, was born in Bombay on 18 January 1972.
- January 18, 1976 – Subhrajit Mitra, born on 18 January 1976, is an Indian Film Maker.
- January 18, 1977 – After 21 months of emergency rule, Indhira Gandhi announced the release of Morarji Desai and other leading opponents, hence suspended her ban of political parties and called a free election.
- January 18, 1978 – Shri Bhim Sen Sachar, freedom fighter, leader and Chief Minister of Punjab, passed away on 18 January 1978.
- January 18, 1982 – Six thousand labor activists were arrested in two days and national strike was called in New Delhi.
- January 18, 1990 – Farooq Abdullah, Jammu & Kashmir CM, quitted.
- January 18, 1991 – Iraq attacked Tel Aviv, and Haifa, with Scud missiles, hoping to bring Israel into the Gulf War and turn it into a wider conflict including other Arab Nations.
- January 18, 1992 – Muthuswami Pillai, father of Bharat Natyam classical dance, passed away on 18 January 1992.
- January 18, 1996 – N. T. Rama Rao, former chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, passed away at Hydrabad.
- January 18, 1997 – India’s first electric car ‘Reva’ launched in Bangalore on 18 January 1997.
- January 18, 1997 – Phase II of Pulse Polio Immunisation Programme began on 18 January 1997.
- January 18, 1997 – SC said telephone tapping as violation of fundamental rights but permitted it by government in special circumstances.
- January 18, 1998 – Justice M. M. Punchhi was sworn in Chief Justice of India.
- January 18, 1999 – Gul Panag was crowned Femina Miss India Universe at the Miss India 1999 beauty pageant in Pune.
- January 18, 1999 – Prof. Amartya Sen, Nobel Laureate, was selected for Bharat Ratna.
- January 18, 2000 – S. S. Dawra was appointed new Director of the Enforcement Directorate.
- January 18, 2003 – Harivansh Rai Bachchan, a noted Indian poet of the Nayi Kavita literary movement, born on 27 November 1907 and died on 18 January 2003.
- January 18, 2012 – Anthony Prabhu Gonsalves, Indian composer, born on 12 June 1927, died on 18 January 2012.
- January 18, 2012 – Several thousand websites joined in a blackout protest over US lawmakers’ SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) and PIPA (Protest Intellectual Property Act). Websites like Google and Wikipedia made a statement against the proposed laws, saying the the laws would not stop piracy and lacked cohesive definitions that could turn into an abuse of power.
- January 18, 2016 – A Pakistani court had acquitted former military ruler Pervez Musharraf over the 2006 killing of a Baloch rebel leader, one of three legal cases he faced after returning from exile.
to be Continued ..
Jan
12
Tue
2027
History, Birthdays and Historic Events of 12 January-
- January 12, 1399 – Kritiwas was born on 12 January 1399 who wrote the Ramayana in Bengali language.
- January 12, 1708 – Shahu, son of Sambhaji, was crowned as the Maratha ruler.
- January 12, 1863 – Swami Vivekananda (Narendra Vishwanath Dutta), dynamic renaissance missionary to West, catalyst of Hindu revival in India and social reformer, was born at Calcutta on 12 January 1863.
- January 12, 1869 – Dr. Bhagavan Das, great philosopher, freedom fighter, Hindi writer, politician and litterateur, was born at Varanasi on 12 January 1869.
- January 12, 1895 – Dr. Yellapragada Subbarow, saintly scientist and nobel prize winner, was born on 12 January 1895 at Bhimavaram, Andhra Pradesh.
- January 12, 1906 – Pandit Mahadevshastri Joshi, dictionary creator, was born on 12 January 1869 in the town of Ambede in Goa.
- January 12, 1918 – Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, born as Mahesh Prasad Varma on 12 January 1918 was an Indian spiritualist who died on May 2, 2008. He developed the Transcendental Meditation technique.
- January 12, 1918 – C. Ramchandra, also known as Chitalkar, famous film music director, was born on 12 January 1918.
- January 12, 1934 – Surya Sen, Indian educator and revolutionary leader of the Indian Republican Army was hanged on 12 January 1934 by the British who was born on March 22, 1894.
- January 12, 1936 – Brajanath Ratha, Indian poet, was born on 12 January 1936 who wrote in Odia and died on May 31, 2014.
- January 12, 1945 – US Task Force 38 destroyed 41 Japanese ships in Battle Gratitude off the cost of Vietnam.
- January 12, 1946 – De-monetisation of currency notes of the value of Rs. 500 and above were done.
- January 12, 1948 – Mahatma Gandhi began his final fast aiming a national reconciliation for communal peace in Delhi on 12 January 1948.
- January 12, 1972 – Birth of Priyanka Gandhi, daughter of former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.
- January 12, 1984 – In 1984 the Government of India declared 12 January, the birthday of Swami Vivekananda, as the National Youth Day and since 1985 the event is celebrated in India every year.
- January 12, 1996 – Supreme Court holds that horse racing is not gambling, but a game of skill.
- January 12, 2000 – T. S. Krishna Murthy is appointed Election Commissioner in place of G.V.G. Krishnamoorthy who retired.
- January 12, 2002 – In Pakistan, the former president, General Musharraf banned Kashmir Islamist separatist parties Jash-e-Muhammed and Lashkar-e-Tayaba, accused by India to be responsible of 13 December 2001 attack on Indian parliament.
- January 12, 2005 – Amrish Puri, Indian actor, was died on 12 January 2005 who was born on 22 June 1932.
- January 12, 2014 – Sheikh Hasina sworn on 12 January 2014 in for a third spell as Bangladesh’s prime minister after a deadly general election boycotted by the opposition amid an ongoing political crisis.
- January 12, 2018 – Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C40) launched the Cartosat-2 Series satellite and 30 co-passenger satellites from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota on January 12, 2018 at 9:28 IST and completed the century. Three of the 31 sent satellites were Indian and 28 are from six countries: Canada, Finland, France, South Korea, UK and America.
to be Continued ..
Jan
18
Mon
2027
History, Birthdays and Historic Events of 18 January-
- January 18, 1842 – Mahadev Govind Ranade, a distinguished Indian scholar, social reformer, author, was born on 18 January 1842 who was a founding member of the Indian National Congress (INC). He died on 16 January 1901. He was the chief architect of Bombay Prathana Samaj.
- January 18, 1853 – First train in Asia, 36 km section opened between Bombay (Mumbai) and Tannah (Thane).
- January 18, 1886 – Modern hockey was born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England.
- January 18, 1896 – An X-ray generating machine was exhibited for the first time by H. L. Smith.
- January 18, 1925 – Gajanan Johari, famous Marathi writer, was born on 18 January 1925.
- January 18, 1927 – Sundaram Balachander, Indian veena player, actor, and singer, was born on 18 January 1927 and died on 13 April 1990.
- January 18, 1930 – Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore (Thakur) and Mahatma Gandhi met at Sabarmati Ashram on 18 January 1930.
- January 18, 1936 – Rudyard Kipling, famous English writer and author, died in Burwash, England on 18 January 1936. He was born on 30 December 1865 and wrote in verses, stories, novels childen’s stories like The Jungle Book, Kim and Just-50 stories. He was honoured with the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1907.
- January 18, 1945 – Balagangadharanatha Swamiji, Indian religious leader, was born on 18 January 1945 and died on 13 January 2013.
- January 18, 1947 – K.L. Saigal (Kundanlal Saigal), Indian singer and film actor, passed away on 18 January 1947 and was born on 11 April 1904.
- January 18, 1948 – Mahatma Gandhi broke 121-hour fast in New Delhi, after halting of Muslim-Hindu riots in Calcutta.
- January 18, 1950 – India is declared a secular republic. Constitution makes Hindi official national language, English to continue for 15 years, 14 major state languages are recognized.
- January 18, 1955 – Saadat Hassan Manto, Pakistani author, born on 11 May 1912, died on 18 January 1955.
- January 18, 1959 – Miss Meera Behn, follower of Gandhi, left India.
- January 18, 1968 – The Resolution on Official Languages was passed by both the houses of the Parliament, making the knowledge of either Hindi or English compulsory for recruitment to the services of the Union.
- January 18, 1969 – Lekhraj Khubchand Kripalani, also known as Dada Lekhraj and Indian spiritual leader, born on 15 December 1876, was the founder of the Brahma Kumaris. He died on 18 January 1969.
- January 18, 1972 – Vinod Ganpat Kambli, cricketer, was born in Bombay on 18 January 1972.
- January 18, 1976 – Subhrajit Mitra, born on 18 January 1976, is an Indian Film Maker.
- January 18, 1977 – After 21 months of emergency rule, Indhira Gandhi announced the release of Morarji Desai and other leading opponents, hence suspended her ban of political parties and called a free election.
- January 18, 1978 – Shri Bhim Sen Sachar, freedom fighter, leader and Chief Minister of Punjab, passed away on 18 January 1978.
- January 18, 1982 – Six thousand labor activists were arrested in two days and national strike was called in New Delhi.
- January 18, 1990 – Farooq Abdullah, Jammu & Kashmir CM, quitted.
- January 18, 1991 – Iraq attacked Tel Aviv, and Haifa, with Scud missiles, hoping to bring Israel into the Gulf War and turn it into a wider conflict including other Arab Nations.
- January 18, 1992 – Muthuswami Pillai, father of Bharat Natyam classical dance, passed away on 18 January 1992.
- January 18, 1996 – N. T. Rama Rao, former chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, passed away at Hydrabad.
- January 18, 1997 – India’s first electric car ‘Reva’ launched in Bangalore on 18 January 1997.
- January 18, 1997 – Phase II of Pulse Polio Immunisation Programme began on 18 January 1997.
- January 18, 1997 – SC said telephone tapping as violation of fundamental rights but permitted it by government in special circumstances.
- January 18, 1998 – Justice M. M. Punchhi was sworn in Chief Justice of India.
- January 18, 1999 – Gul Panag was crowned Femina Miss India Universe at the Miss India 1999 beauty pageant in Pune.
- January 18, 1999 – Prof. Amartya Sen, Nobel Laureate, was selected for Bharat Ratna.
- January 18, 2000 – S. S. Dawra was appointed new Director of the Enforcement Directorate.
- January 18, 2003 – Harivansh Rai Bachchan, a noted Indian poet of the Nayi Kavita literary movement, born on 27 November 1907 and died on 18 January 2003.
- January 18, 2012 – Anthony Prabhu Gonsalves, Indian composer, born on 12 June 1927, died on 18 January 2012.
- January 18, 2012 – Several thousand websites joined in a blackout protest over US lawmakers’ SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) and PIPA (Protest Intellectual Property Act). Websites like Google and Wikipedia made a statement against the proposed laws, saying the the laws would not stop piracy and lacked cohesive definitions that could turn into an abuse of power.
- January 18, 2016 – A Pakistani court had acquitted former military ruler Pervez Musharraf over the 2006 killing of a Baloch rebel leader, one of three legal cases he faced after returning from exile.
to be Continued ..
Jan
12
Wed
2028
History, Birthdays and Historic Events of 12 January-
- January 12, 1399 – Kritiwas was born on 12 January 1399 who wrote the Ramayana in Bengali language.
- January 12, 1708 – Shahu, son of Sambhaji, was crowned as the Maratha ruler.
- January 12, 1863 – Swami Vivekananda (Narendra Vishwanath Dutta), dynamic renaissance missionary to West, catalyst of Hindu revival in India and social reformer, was born at Calcutta on 12 January 1863.
- January 12, 1869 – Dr. Bhagavan Das, great philosopher, freedom fighter, Hindi writer, politician and litterateur, was born at Varanasi on 12 January 1869.
- January 12, 1895 – Dr. Yellapragada Subbarow, saintly scientist and nobel prize winner, was born on 12 January 1895 at Bhimavaram, Andhra Pradesh.
- January 12, 1906 – Pandit Mahadevshastri Joshi, dictionary creator, was born on 12 January 1869 in the town of Ambede in Goa.
- January 12, 1918 – Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, born as Mahesh Prasad Varma on 12 January 1918 was an Indian spiritualist who died on May 2, 2008. He developed the Transcendental Meditation technique.
- January 12, 1918 – C. Ramchandra, also known as Chitalkar, famous film music director, was born on 12 January 1918.
- January 12, 1934 – Surya Sen, Indian educator and revolutionary leader of the Indian Republican Army was hanged on 12 January 1934 by the British who was born on March 22, 1894.
- January 12, 1936 – Brajanath Ratha, Indian poet, was born on 12 January 1936 who wrote in Odia and died on May 31, 2014.
- January 12, 1945 – US Task Force 38 destroyed 41 Japanese ships in Battle Gratitude off the cost of Vietnam.
- January 12, 1946 – De-monetisation of currency notes of the value of Rs. 500 and above were done.
- January 12, 1948 – Mahatma Gandhi began his final fast aiming a national reconciliation for communal peace in Delhi on 12 January 1948.
- January 12, 1972 – Birth of Priyanka Gandhi, daughter of former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.
- January 12, 1984 – In 1984 the Government of India declared 12 January, the birthday of Swami Vivekananda, as the National Youth Day and since 1985 the event is celebrated in India every year.
- January 12, 1996 – Supreme Court holds that horse racing is not gambling, but a game of skill.
- January 12, 2000 – T. S. Krishna Murthy is appointed Election Commissioner in place of G.V.G. Krishnamoorthy who retired.
- January 12, 2002 – In Pakistan, the former president, General Musharraf banned Kashmir Islamist separatist parties Jash-e-Muhammed and Lashkar-e-Tayaba, accused by India to be responsible of 13 December 2001 attack on Indian parliament.
- January 12, 2005 – Amrish Puri, Indian actor, was died on 12 January 2005 who was born on 22 June 1932.
- January 12, 2014 – Sheikh Hasina sworn on 12 January 2014 in for a third spell as Bangladesh’s prime minister after a deadly general election boycotted by the opposition amid an ongoing political crisis.
- January 12, 2018 – Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C40) launched the Cartosat-2 Series satellite and 30 co-passenger satellites from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota on January 12, 2018 at 9:28 IST and completed the century. Three of the 31 sent satellites were Indian and 28 are from six countries: Canada, Finland, France, South Korea, UK and America.
to be Continued ..
Jan
18
Tue
2028
History, Birthdays and Historic Events of 18 January-
- January 18, 1842 – Mahadev Govind Ranade, a distinguished Indian scholar, social reformer, author, was born on 18 January 1842 who was a founding member of the Indian National Congress (INC). He died on 16 January 1901. He was the chief architect of Bombay Prathana Samaj.
- January 18, 1853 – First train in Asia, 36 km section opened between Bombay (Mumbai) and Tannah (Thane).
- January 18, 1886 – Modern hockey was born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England.
- January 18, 1896 – An X-ray generating machine was exhibited for the first time by H. L. Smith.
- January 18, 1925 – Gajanan Johari, famous Marathi writer, was born on 18 January 1925.
- January 18, 1927 – Sundaram Balachander, Indian veena player, actor, and singer, was born on 18 January 1927 and died on 13 April 1990.
- January 18, 1930 – Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore (Thakur) and Mahatma Gandhi met at Sabarmati Ashram on 18 January 1930.
- January 18, 1936 – Rudyard Kipling, famous English writer and author, died in Burwash, England on 18 January 1936. He was born on 30 December 1865 and wrote in verses, stories, novels childen’s stories like The Jungle Book, Kim and Just-50 stories. He was honoured with the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1907.
- January 18, 1945 – Balagangadharanatha Swamiji, Indian religious leader, was born on 18 January 1945 and died on 13 January 2013.
- January 18, 1947 – K.L. Saigal (Kundanlal Saigal), Indian singer and film actor, passed away on 18 January 1947 and was born on 11 April 1904.
- January 18, 1948 – Mahatma Gandhi broke 121-hour fast in New Delhi, after halting of Muslim-Hindu riots in Calcutta.
- January 18, 1950 – India is declared a secular republic. Constitution makes Hindi official national language, English to continue for 15 years, 14 major state languages are recognized.
- January 18, 1955 – Saadat Hassan Manto, Pakistani author, born on 11 May 1912, died on 18 January 1955.
- January 18, 1959 – Miss Meera Behn, follower of Gandhi, left India.
- January 18, 1968 – The Resolution on Official Languages was passed by both the houses of the Parliament, making the knowledge of either Hindi or English compulsory for recruitment to the services of the Union.
- January 18, 1969 – Lekhraj Khubchand Kripalani, also known as Dada Lekhraj and Indian spiritual leader, born on 15 December 1876, was the founder of the Brahma Kumaris. He died on 18 January 1969.
- January 18, 1972 – Vinod Ganpat Kambli, cricketer, was born in Bombay on 18 January 1972.
- January 18, 1976 – Subhrajit Mitra, born on 18 January 1976, is an Indian Film Maker.
- January 18, 1977 – After 21 months of emergency rule, Indhira Gandhi announced the release of Morarji Desai and other leading opponents, hence suspended her ban of political parties and called a free election.
- January 18, 1978 – Shri Bhim Sen Sachar, freedom fighter, leader and Chief Minister of Punjab, passed away on 18 January 1978.
- January 18, 1982 – Six thousand labor activists were arrested in two days and national strike was called in New Delhi.
- January 18, 1990 – Farooq Abdullah, Jammu & Kashmir CM, quitted.
- January 18, 1991 – Iraq attacked Tel Aviv, and Haifa, with Scud missiles, hoping to bring Israel into the Gulf War and turn it into a wider conflict including other Arab Nations.
- January 18, 1992 – Muthuswami Pillai, father of Bharat Natyam classical dance, passed away on 18 January 1992.
- January 18, 1996 – N. T. Rama Rao, former chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, passed away at Hydrabad.
- January 18, 1997 – India’s first electric car ‘Reva’ launched in Bangalore on 18 January 1997.
- January 18, 1997 – Phase II of Pulse Polio Immunisation Programme began on 18 January 1997.
- January 18, 1997 – SC said telephone tapping as violation of fundamental rights but permitted it by government in special circumstances.
- January 18, 1998 – Justice M. M. Punchhi was sworn in Chief Justice of India.
- January 18, 1999 – Gul Panag was crowned Femina Miss India Universe at the Miss India 1999 beauty pageant in Pune.
- January 18, 1999 – Prof. Amartya Sen, Nobel Laureate, was selected for Bharat Ratna.
- January 18, 2000 – S. S. Dawra was appointed new Director of the Enforcement Directorate.
- January 18, 2003 – Harivansh Rai Bachchan, a noted Indian poet of the Nayi Kavita literary movement, born on 27 November 1907 and died on 18 January 2003.
- January 18, 2012 – Anthony Prabhu Gonsalves, Indian composer, born on 12 June 1927, died on 18 January 2012.
- January 18, 2012 – Several thousand websites joined in a blackout protest over US lawmakers’ SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) and PIPA (Protest Intellectual Property Act). Websites like Google and Wikipedia made a statement against the proposed laws, saying the the laws would not stop piracy and lacked cohesive definitions that could turn into an abuse of power.
- January 18, 2016 – A Pakistani court had acquitted former military ruler Pervez Musharraf over the 2006 killing of a Baloch rebel leader, one of three legal cases he faced after returning from exile.
to be Continued ..
