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.
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