12 NOVEMBER

1936       The temples of Kerala are open to all Hindus.

1946       Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya, founder of Banaras Hindu University and honored with Bharat Ratna, died in Uttar Pradesh.

1927       Mahatma Gandhi made his first and last visit to Ceylon.

2009       To promote tourism in India, the ‘Incredible India’ campaign of the Central Government was awarded the World Travel Award.

13 NOVEMBER

1780       Maharaja Ranjit Singh of Punjab was born in Gujranwala, Pakistan.

2009       In Jharkhand, Naxalites have killed seven people including outgoing MLA Ramchandra Singh.

1892       Storyteller, prose writer Rai Krishnadas was born.

14 NOVEMBER

1681       East India Company announced to become a separate princely state of Bengal.

1889       India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru was born. Children’s Day is celebrated on the occasion of his birthday.

2006       The Foreign Secretaries of India and Pakistan agreed to create an anti-terrorism mechanism in New Delhi.

1955 Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) was inaugurated.

1958       Children’s Day was officially announced on the occasion of the birthday of the first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.

2009       15 coaches of the Mandore Superfast Express derailed near the Banskho gate in Jaipur, killing 6 passengers.

15 NOVEMBER

1949       Mahatma Gandhi’s assassins Nathuram Godse and Narayan Apte were hanged on this day.

1982       Acharya Vinayak Narhari Bhave alias Vinoba Bhave died on this day.

1986       The country’s female tennis player Sania Mirza was born.

1777       Confederation article adopted by Continental Congress.

1830       Social reformer Raja Ram Mohan Roy left for England.

1989       Former veteran Indian player Sachin Tendulkar made his Test debut against Pakistan. He played the last Test on 14 November 2013 against the West Indies.

2000       Jharkhand became the 28th state of India.

1875       India-born freedom fighter fighter Birsa Munda, a tribal leader, was born.

16 NOVEMBER

1846       Akbar Ilahbadi, the famous poet of Urdu, was born.

1973       Batminton player Pullela Gopichand was born.

1996       Mother Teresa received honorary US citizenship

1995       Vasudev Pandey Trinidad and Tobago of Indian origin became the Prime Minister.

1931       Indian cricket umpire R. Ramchandra Rao was born.

2007       The severe cyclonic storm ‘Cedar’ from the Bay of Bengal caused severe devastation in the country of Bangladesh.

1930       Mihir Sen, the famous long distance swimmer of India, was born.

17 NOVEMBER

1931       Among the freedom fighters and Punjabi writer Lala Lajpat Rai were martyred.

2012       From the sketch of the cartoon, the founder of Shiv Sena Bal Thackeray, who made his strong identity in the field of politics, died.

1525       For the purpose of conquering India, Babur entered here for the fifth time through Sindh.

1966       Rita Faria of India won the title of Miss World. She was the first Asian woman to become Miss World.

2009       T. S. Thakur was appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court.

2006       The US Senate approved the Indo-US nuclear treaty.

18 NOVEMBER

1727       Maharaja Jai Singh II founded the city of Jaipur. The architect of the city was Vidyadhar Chakraborty of Bengal.

1772       Peshwa Madhavrao I died and his younger brother Narayan Rao succeeded him.

1901       The famous Indian film director V. Shantaram was born.

1948       500 people drowned after the steamer ‘Narayani’ crashed near Patna, the capital of Bihar.

1972       The tiger was chosen as the national animal.

1993       The first meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit took place in Seattle.

2017       Manushi Chillar of India won the title of Miss World.

1910       One of the famous revolutionaries of India, Batukeshwar Dutt was born