31 DECEMBER

1925       Hindi writer Shrilal Shukla, born for satire, was born.

1984       Rajiv Gandhi became Prime Minister and Congress President for the first time.

1802       The Maratha ruler Peshwa Bajirao II came under the protection of the British.

1866       Chief Minister of Bihar and freedom fighter Krishna Ballabh Sahai was born.

1926     Renowned Indian writer, historian, best orator and scholar Vishwanath Kashinath Rajwade died.

1929    Congress workers led by Mahatma Gandhi started the movement for complete self-rule in Lahore.

01 JANUARY

2001       Calcutta was officially named Kolkata.

1971       Broadcasting of cigarette advertisements on television was banned.

1950       Rahat Indouri, famous Urdu poet and lyricist was born.

2020       India‘s first Chief of Defense Staff General Bipin Rawat, who took charge (CDS) on 1 January, 2020

02 JANUARY

1978       Air India had a Boeing 747 accident. All 213 people aboard this plane were killed.

1757       British troops captured the city of Calcutta (now Kolkata) in India.

1954       Bharat Ratna Award was started.

03 JANUARY

2009       Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot won the trust vote in the Vidhan Sabha.

2005       USA announces Rs 6.2 crore assistance to provide clean drinking water to tsunami victims in Tamil Nadu.

1995       360 people died in a fierce fire in a school in Dabwali, Haryana.

1968       Launch of ‘Maneka’, the country’s first meteorological rocket.

1943       For the first time, information about missing people was broadcast on television.

1929       Mahatma Gandhi met Lord Irwin.

1901       Brahmacharya Ashram opened in Shanti Niketan.

1984       Ravindra Nath Tagore inaugurated the ‘Pausha Mela’ at Shanti Niketan.

1998       Bangladesh refused to hand over India to ULFA general secretary Anoop Chetia.

04 JANUARY

1994       Rahul Dev Burman (RD Burman) famous music composer of Hindi films passed away.

1972       Institute of Criminology and Forensic Science inaugurated in New Delhi.

1966       India-Pakistan Conference between Prime Minister of India Lal Bahadur Shastri and General Ayub Khan of Pakistan begins.

05 JANUARY

2014       Indian communication satellite GSAT-14 was successfully placed into orbit.

2009       Omar Abdullah, President of National Conference, sworn in as Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir.

2006       India and Nepal extend the duration of the transit treaty by 3 months.

1957       Central Sales Tax Act comes into effect.

1955       Birth of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in Calcutta (now Kolkata).

1941       Birth of cricketer Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi in Bhopal.

1934       Birth of Bharatiya Janata Party leader Murli Manohar Joshi.

1890       Advocate Gyanendra Mohan Tagore died.

1671       Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj captured the Salhar region from the Mughals.

1659       Aurangzegb defeated Shah Shuja in the Battle of Khajwah.

06 JANUARY

1966       Oscar-winning Indian composer AR Rahman was born.

1967       Allah Rakha Rahman, who created a new place in the world of music, was born.

1959       One of the all-rounders of the country, Kapil Dev was born on this day.

1932       Famous Hindi writer Kamleshwar was born.

1928       Indian playwright and theatergoer Vijay Tendulkar was born.

1885       Bharatendu Harishchandra, one of the leading Hindi poets and writers of modern India, died.

1918       Bharata Vyas, the famous lyricist of Bollywood, was born.