10 JAN HISTORY EVENTS

Today in Indian History Events for January 10

10-January-1616Sir Thomas Row, first English Ambassador, submitted his identification to Emperor Jahangir at Ajmer.

10-January-1693Job Charnock, founder of Calcutta, died in the same city and he was laid to rest.

10-January-1818The last battle was fought in Rampura between the Marathas and the company.

10-January-1839Tea from India first arrives in UK.

10-January-1888Marathas were defeated in the third and last war against the British at Rampura.

10-January-1896Gangadhar Kelkar, founder of famous Raja Kelkar Museum at Pune Dinkar, was born.

10-January-1896Shri Narhar Vishnu Gadgil (Kakasaheb), famous politician, freedom fighter, lawyer, prolific writer, social reformer, nationalist leader and litterateur, was born.

10-January-1897Wildemar Modecai Haffkine, famous scientist, innoculated himself with vaccine against Plague publicly to demonstrate the harmlessness of the product in Bombay. The method of preparation of this vaccine has remained the same till now for more then hundred years.

10-January-1908Gandhiji adopts word, ""Satyagraha"" in place of ""Passive Resistance"". Sentenced to two months' imprisonment for failure to leave Tr

10-January-1912Prodosh Kusum Das Gupta, great artist and professor, was born at Dacca, Bangladesh.

10-January-1920India became member of League of Nations.

10-January-1922Museum of Prince of Wales, situated at Mumbai, opened for public.

10-January-1932Gandhi and his wife are arrested by the Indian authorities.

10-January-1953Opening ceremony of Centre for Scientific and Industrial Research held.

10-January-1955The Auxiliary Air Force squadrons were equipped with the HAL-designed HT-2 trainer - officially introduced into service.

10-January-1959Martin Luther King, the US Black leader, arrived in New Delhi.

10-January-1963Gold Control Measures Plan was started by the Government of India.

10-January-1964Battles between Muslims & Hindus in Calcutta.

10-January-1966Tashkent Conference between Pakistan and Indian leaders ended after signing of peace accord by Lal Bahadur Shastri and General Ayub Khan.

10-January-1967Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of India, laid the foundation stone of Women's University, Karnataka, founded to pay gratitude to Rani Chainema of Kitur.

10-January-1975India accords recognition to the Palestine Liberation Organization.

10-January-1979Anand Gopal Shauri, litterateur and journalist, passed away.

10-January-1980President Neelam Sanjiva Reddy invited Indira Gandhi to form Government

10-January-1986Pakistan decides to lift 8-year-old ban on private trade with India.

10-January-1987Sikh terrorists murder Punjab prison chief in Chandigarh.

10-January-199324th International Film Festival of India opens in New Delhi.

10-January-1993Advani, Joshi released on court orders.

10-January-1993Atleast 15 people are killed in Bombay on the 5th day of riots between Hindus and Muslims.

10-January-1993India asks Pakistan to reduce its diplomatic strength by 40.

10-January-199526th International Film Festival of India opens at Brabourne Stadium, Bombay.

10-January-1996All in all, it has been a long story of nearly nine decades, with the early shaky screen images turning into a multi-pronged and multi-winged empire of its own, that has yielded about 27,000 feature films and thousands of documented short films.

10-January-199627th International Film Festival of India begins in New Delhi.

10-January-1996Centre sets up Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking Water Mission.

10-January-1996Supreme Court tells Arunachal Pradesh to give protection to Chakma refugees.

10-January-199728th International Film Festival of India opens at Trivandrum.

10-January-1997The second leg of the Indian Satellite circuit held in Ahmedabad.

10-January-1998Geet Sethi retains National billiards title in Calcutta.

10-January-1998Nine Ranbir Sena supporters are killed in an ambush at Rampurchauram village in Bihar's Jehanabad district.