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Today In Indian History - Historical Events of India
| Date | Event Name |
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Saint Namdev passed away. |
| 7/3/1661 |
Portugal gives Tanger & Bombay to English King Charles II. |
| 7/3/1745 |
Ranoji Shinde died. |
| 7/3/1751 |
Pilaji Jadhav died. |
| 7/3/1760 |
Maratha army, under Sadashiv Rao Bhau and Vishvas Rao, captured Dehli. |
| 7/3/1838 |
Mama Parmanand, one of the founders of `Prarthana Samaj', was born. |
| 7/3/1863 |
Little Crow, [Ta-oya-te-duta], santee Sioux Indian chief, passed away. |
| 7/3/1897 |
Hansa Mehta, educationist and social reformer, was born at Surat (Gujarat). |
| 7/3/1898 |
Gopinath Bhagwan was born at Banamohalla, Srinagar. He is one of the most eminent saints who have graced the sacred land of India. An Ashram at Kharyar, Srinagar is set up by his disciples and devotees to preach his meditation. |
| 7/3/1908 |
Bal Gangadhar Tilak was arrested as a traitor by the Britishers. |
| 7/3/1927 |
A. Neelameghan, librarian, was born at Ootacamund in Tamil Nadu. |
| 7/3/1936 |
Jahangir Khan kills a sparrow while cricket bowling during Cambridge U vs MCC match. |
| 7/3/1941 |
Adoor Gopalakrishnan, cinematographer (Kathapurushan, Mathulikal), was born. |
| 7/3/1948 |
H. M. S. Auchils was taken over by Indian Navy. |
| 7/3/1956 |
Pandit Nehru and New Zealand Prime Minister Sir Sidney Holland are given the freedom of the City at London. |
| 7/3/1972 |
Shimla Non-Arm Agreement on Kashmir signed between Indira Gandhi and Z. A. Bhutto. |
| 7/3/1975 |
Virendrakishor Roy Chaudhary, famous music director, passed away. |
| 7/3/1979 |
Construction of the main second Howrah Bridge (Vidyasagar Setu) started. |
| 7/3/1985 |
Air Chief Marshal D A La Fontaine PVSM, AVSM, VM., became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 31/July/1988. |
| 7/3/1987 |
The Festival of India in the USSR, to be inaugurated, is the largest cultural manifestation to be held by our country. |
| 7/3/1991 |
Kailash Sethi was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 22-07-1996. |
| 7/3/1991 |
Rupee devalued again from 10.58 to 10.96\% . |
| 7/3/1992 |
Avinash Ganesh Mohadikar, journalist and former editor of magzine `Vyapar Udyog', passed away. |
| 7/3/1996 |
25 to 30\% hike in prices of petroleum products. |
| 7/3/1997 |
Tamil actor Sivaji Ganesan gets 1996 Dada Saheb Phalke award for outstanding contribution to Indian cinema. |
| 7/3/1998 |
Kavi Pradeep, Hindi film lyricist, is selected for the 1997 Dada Saheb Phalke award. |
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| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/29/1988 | Rajiv Gandhi, grandson of Jawaharlal Nehru, resigned as Prime Minister of India, a country which had been ruled by his family for all but five of its 42 years of independence. The end of the dynasty came after elections that were both violent and inconclusive, neither Gandhi's Congress party nor the opposition National Front received a clear majority, although the latter had a few more votes. The only real winner was the fundamentalist Hindu party, Bharatiya Janata, which is now the power broker. If the National Front wants to rule, its leader V.P. Singh needs the religious group's support. |
| 11/1/1974 | Vangipurappu Venkata Sai Laxman, cricketer (Indian Test batsman v S Africa 1996 ), was born in Hyderabad. |
| 8/18/1985 | Assam Assembly dissolved (18). |
| 12/19/2000 | A massive blaze guts Mehboob Studio, one of the oldest in Mumbai city. |
| 7/1/1999 | The Rashtriya Janata Party (RJP) of Shankersinh Waghela merges with Congress(I). |
| 7/16/1956 | K. L. Pawar, who guided students for the written examinations, was born. |
| 11/15/1993 | IA Airbus with 272 on board forcelands on a paddy field near Tirupati; all passengers safe. |
| 10/2/1906 | Raja Ravi Verma died at Attingal near Trivandrum, Kerala. He is remembered for his artistic work in 'Ram Panchayatan', 'Vishwamitra-Menaka', 'Shakuntala writing a letter', 'Shiv Parvati'. A commemorative stamp was issued by the Postal Department on April 29, 1971 in his honour. |
| 10/13/1911 | Sister Nivedita, follower of Vivekanand, died. |
| 12/14/1895 | George VI, King of England (1936-52), was born. |
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