Discover what happened in India on this day
Ranjit Film Co. was founded by Chandulal Shah and Gohar at Bombay.
Riots break out in Peshawar; 20 Indians shot down after killing of three Britishers.
Pandita Ramabai, social reformer and philosopher, was born in the State of Mysore.
Narasimha Murtey, educationist, was born at Nandur, A.P.
Supreme Court in a judgement confers Hindu widows absolute ownership of property under Hindu Succession Act 1956.
Political Committee of Asian-African Conference at Bandung adopted an Indian resolution calling for a ban on atomic weapons.
British Commander Colonel Chapman defeated Rohilla's army and captured Ruhelkhand.
East India Company gave Warren Hastings a grant of the money and he was honourably acquitted of the charges.
Viceroy Lord Linlithgow opens the hydro-electric scheme at Malakand.
Peking Radio reports say that Chinese troops defeated rebels in south-eastern Tibet and have closed Tibet's borders with India and Burma.
Commonwealth Occupation Forces in Japan, exchanging its Spitfire Vllls for Mk XlVs in October and arriving in Japan aboard HMS vengence.
The Fate of the Outlaw', a 7-reel film produced by Majestic Film Co. was prohibited by the Board of Censors, Bombay, on April 23 on the grounds that the film glorifieds crime.
Satyajit Ray, internationally famous Indian film producer-director, Bharat Ratna Awardee, passed away at the age of 70.
Ibrahim Sulaiman Sait, former Indian Union Muslim League president, floats a new party - the Indian National League.