10 October history of india

10-October-1756

Clive sailed from Madras, to capture Calcutta, with a large naval fleet consisting of 900 European and 1500 Indian soldiers along with 5 battle ships, and 5 other vessels.


10-October-1844

Badruddin Taibjee, lawyer and leader, was born.


10-October-1896

Jananayak Debeswar Sarmah, freedom fighter, architect and nationalist, was born at Jorhat, Assam.


10-October-1899

Shripad Amrit Dange, socialist and Trade Union Leader, was born.


10-October-1906

Narayan Rasipuram Krishnaswamy, great Indian writer, was born.


10-October-1909

Nagarwala Noshirvan Dorab, cricket umpire of five Tests, was born in Maharashtra.


10-October-1910

Dr. Dwarkanath Kotnis, famous doctor who worked in China, was born at Solapur, Maharashtra.


10-October-1927

Bansilal, leader of  Lokdal Party, was born.


10-October-1937

Anant Bhave, famous Marathi litterateur and news announcer on Doordarshan, was born.


10-October-1946

Noakhali Massacre.


10-October-1952

US mediator Frank Graham told the U.N. Security Council that there was a possibility of war between India and Pakistan over Kashmir.


10-October-1954

First 'President Award' was awarded to film 'Shyamchi Aai'.


10-October-1957

Jagdeep', a children's film, won the first prize at the Ninth International Exhibition of Films for Children at Venice.


10-October-1962

Indies assault up Chinese positions in north India attack.


10-October-1964

Gurbachan Singh Randhawa sets record for 110m Her. in 14.09s at Tokyo.


10-October-1964

Ravi Shankar performs at Town Hall in New York.


10-October-1964

Olympics opened at Tokyo.


10-October-1964

Gurudutt, famous film actor, died.


10-October-1970

Union Government ruled out judicial probe into the death of the late PM Lal Bahadur Shastri.


10-October-1973

Vikash Dhorsoo, Soccer(Football) player, was born in Harfleur, Le Havre, France.


10-October-1977

61 people died in an accident between a passenger train and a freight train at Naini.


10-October-1978

Rohini Khadilkar, fifteen years old, became the first woman to win the national chess championship. Presently, she is the editor of a leading Marathi newspaper of Mumbai 'Nava Kaal'.


10-October-1990

Following political uncertainties in the wake of Veerendra Patil's decision to stay on in defiance of Congress Party's decision, President's rule was imposed in Karnataka.


10-October-1990

Marxist extremists set fire to a crowded train in Andhra Pradesh killing more than 60.


10-October-1991

Anantrao Laxmanrao Kulmarni, editor of monthly magzine 'Sajjangad' and weekly 'Samarth', died.


10-October-1993

Helicopters along with the last batch of personnel were ferried out in an AN-12 from Delhi to Mogadishu. These helicopters were provided by 111 HU.


10-October-1995

G. R Khairnar, the high profile suspended Deputy Municipal Commissioner of Bombay, was reinstated.


10-October-1996

UP polls throw up a hung assembly.


10-October-1998

Justice Dr. Adarsh Sein Anand was appointed as the Chief Justice of India.


10-October-1998

Dr. Justice Adarsh Sein Anand was sworn in Chief Justice of India.


10-October-1998

Uzma Khan and Nitin Kirtane bag the women's and men's crowns in the national tennis championships in Delhi.


10-October-1999

Congress-NCP talks still on forming a Government in Maharashtra.


10-October-2000

The world's first elected woman Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike died of heart attack in Colombo.