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Historical Event on 1/1/1903
A vast crowd thronged the great plain outside Delhi today, waiting to hear the declaration that King Edward VII was Emperor of India. The crowd, clothed in brilliantly colored garments, was largely composed of common people who had come to the durbar to see India's princes pledge their fealty to the Emperor . The Duke of Connaught, representing King Edward, sat on the left of the Viceroy of India, Lord Curzon of Kedleston, who sat on a throne surrounded by giant silver footstools. Lord Curzon spoke briefly, then read a message from the King, who expressed regret at not being present at the durbar and his wishes for ""the increasing prosperity of my Indian Empire."" Among the dignitaries in the amphi-theater were 600 veterans of the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857-58.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/2/1935 | The British pass Govt. of India Act, separating Burma, Aden from India. |
| 8/2/1861 | Parafulla Chandra Ray, chemical expert and great patriot, was born in the village of Raruli-Katipara IN Jessore district. |
| 8/2/1861 | Saint Chokhoba passed away. |
| 1/5/1994 | Tamil Nadu Assembly passes two bills making the Chief Minister, the Chancellor of all universities instead of the Governor. |
| 7/27/1998 | B. B. Lyngdoh is sworn in Meghalaya Chief Minister. |
| 6/9/1964 | Lal Bahadur Shastri became the second Prime Minister of India when the country was shocked of Jawaharlal Nehru's death and Indo-China war. Shastri gave the quotation ""Jai Jawan Jai Kisan"" which motivated the war-affected Indians to boost their morale. He remained in this office till he died on January 11, 1966 at Taskent. In his cabinet, Indira Gandhi served as Minister of Information and Broadcasting. |
| 12/17/1934 | Khandesh Gandhi Mir Sukrulla, great patriot and freedom fighter, died. |
| 3/1/1992 | Anant Gundopant Tendulkar, great journalist, passed away. |
| 3/1/1992 | Muhammad of Bin Quasim (Kasim), Arabs, attacked on Sindh and captured it. Muhammad defeated and killed King Dahir, Hindu king, at Rawar. |
| 2/27/1931 | Chandrashekhar Azad of Hindustan Republican Army shot himself to avoid British police arrest at Alfred Park, Allahabad. |
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