April

30 days of Indian history

1 April
Medical College Hospital in Calcutta having only 20 beds wa…
Calcutta Museum was opened for general public.
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2 April
Poona Sarvajanik Sabha was found. 95 members from differen…
Defence Minister announces the establishment of the Nationa…
27
3 April
Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL), a subsidiary of Coal Ind…
Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay, famous politician, freedom fighte…
29
4 April
More than 10,000 people are feared to have perished in an e…
Makhanlal Chaturvedi, famous Hindi poet, writer, Hindi litt…
26
5 April
Indian Boy Scout and Girl Guide were established and rename…
Indian Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Limited was established in…
24
6 April
Nagpur edition of Marathi newspaper 'Loksatta' was started.
James Mill of Scotland, great philosopher and historian (Br…
23
7 April
Saint Francis Xavier, Jesuit priest, Spanish missionary tea…
Ravi Shankar Bhattacharya, renowned Sitar player (Sounds of…
15
8 April
CBI extensively raided VHP offices; BJP MP Brijbhushan Sare…
Plague in India killed 1,000 in past week.
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9 April
Maha Pandit Rahul Sanskrityayan, politician, professor and…
SikhdevSingh RattanSingh Dhindsa was born in Ubhawal villag…
14
10 April
Swami Dayanand Saraswati established the Arya Samaj at Bomb…
Police raid the headquarters of the Indian National Congres…
21
11 April
Ms. Jhumpa Lahiri, an author of Indian origin, wins the Pul…
Jamini Roy, famous artist, was born.
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12 April
Indian ship MV Vishva-Mohini sinks off Spain, 33 killed.
Guru Teg Bahadur Singh, Sikh Guru, was born.
24
13 April
Khalsa Panth established.
D. Sripada Rao, former Speaker of the Andhra Pradesh Assemb…
25
14 April
Earthquake at Kangra region in Himachal.
Blast in ammunition loaded on 1,318 tonned freighter 'S. S.…
29
15 April
Tryambak Sitaram Karkhanis, founder of `Maharashtra Natak M…
Narhar Raghunath Phatak, famous journalist and historian, w…
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16 April
The PM gives a new slogan to the nation, 'Desh banao, desh…
Kandukuri Veeresalingam, Telegu author and social reformer,…
25
17 April
First Lok Sabha was formed. Ananthasaynam Ayyangar, was ele…
Gas explodes on passenger train in Kumrahar, India killing…
21
18 April
The famous Vijaynagar Hindu Empire established (1336-1565-1…
Ramnath Goenka, president and founder of Indian Express Gro…
29
19 April
Maharshi Dayanand University established in Haryana.
Sanjay Dutt, film star, was held under TADA for possessing…
16
20 April
246 reported killed by an hail storm in Moradabad, India.
Padmabhushan Jemini Roy, famous painter, was born.
20
21 April
RBI eases credit policy, lending rates reduced from 6 to 4;…
Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan, cricket (Indian off-spin…
21
22 April
IMF and the World Bank decide to grant $1 billion loan to I…
Dalhousie, governor general of India, was born.
22
23 April
Ranjit Film Co. was founded by Chandulal Shah and Gohar at…
Riots break out in Peshawar; 20 Indians shot down after kil…
21
24 April
Indian Express launches Vizag (17th) edition.
Bishnu Ram Medhi, chief minister of Assam and Governor of M…
23
25 April
West Bengal police nab Belal alias Lalu Mian, the suspected…
Dara Nusserwanji Marshall, librarian and educationist, was…
11
26 April
Bombay Gazette begins publishing on silk.
Indian Newspaper Society (INS) calls off stir plans followi…
22
27 April
Jahangir arrested Khusroo.
Jamshedji Framji Madan ( J. F. Madan ), founder of India's…
20
28 April
Utkal Gourab Madhusudan Das was born in Calcutta district i…
Abdul Rashid 'Fida' (Kishtwari), great poet, was born.
12
29 April
Delhi's Red fort construction commenced by laying the Found…
The National Civil Defence College was founded at Nagpur as…
15
30 April
Shiekh Abdulla taken into custody.
Import duty on gold halved; minor concessions in direct tax…
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