07 JANUARY

1967       Irrfan Khan, who rejuvenated the characters of Hindi cinema world, stepped into the world.

1980       After less than three years of the overthrow of power due to emergency, the people of India once again handed over the reins of the country to Indira Gandhi.

08 JANUARY

1965       The first Indian cinema film to win internationally acclaimed filmmaker Bimal Roy. On this day, he said goodbye to the world.

1984       The first Indian woman pilot Sushma Mukhopadhyay died.

09 JANUARY

1982       The first Indian scientific expedition reaches Antarctica.

1915       Mahatma Gandhi arrives in Mumbai after returning from South Africa.

1934       Mahendra Kapoor, the famous playback singer of Hindi cinema, was born.

10 JANUARY

1916       British Ambassador Sir Thomas Roe meets Jahangir in Ajmer.

11 JANUARY

1922       The first insulin was given to patients with diabetes.

1954       Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi was born who raised a voice against child labor.

1966       Lal Bahadur Shastri, who won hearts with his simplicity, died in Tashkent.

12 JANUARY

1863       Swami Vivekananda, who brought India to Gyan Prakash, was born.

1948       Mahatma Gandhi gave his last speech and decided to go on a hunger strike against communal violence. He was deeply saddened by the partition of India in 1947.

13 JANUARY

1709       Mughal ruler Bahadur Shah I defeated his brother Kambakhsh in Hyderabad in a power struggle.

1849       The famous Battle of Chillianwala started during the Second Anglo Sikh War.

1910       Radio was broadcast for the first time. The broadcast could also be heard on a ship 20 km away in the sea.

1923       Famous film producer and director Shakti Samanta was born.

1938       Renowned santoor player Pandit Shivkumar was born.

1949       India’s first astronaut Rakesh Sharma is born.

1976       Death of the famous tabla player of India Ahmed Jan Thirkwa.