HISTORICAL EVENTS A.D 1853 First Indian railway from Bombay to Thane. 1857-58 First war of Indian Independence. 1858 British crown takes over the Indian Government; End of East IndiaCompanys rule. 1861 Birth of Rabindra Nath Tagore. 1869 Birth of M.K. Gandhi. 1885 Formation of Indian National Congress. 1905 Partition of Bengal by Lord Curzon. 1906 Formation of All India Muslim League. 1909 Minto-Morley Reforms. 1911 Delhi durbar held, partition of Bengal cancelled, capital shifted fromCalcutta to Delhi. 1914 World War I started. 1918 End of World War I. 1919 Rowlatt Act, Jallianwala Bagh massacre, Montague- Chelmsford reforms. 1920 Non-cooperation Movement launched, 1921 Moplah rebellian in Malabar; visit of Prince of Wales. 1922 Chauri-Chaura incidence. 1923 Swaraj party formed. 1927 Simon Commission appointed. 1928 Visit of Simon Commission to India, death of Lala Lajpat Rai. 1929 Congress demandedPoorna Swarajin Lahore session. 1930 January 26 celebrated as Independence Day throughout India,Dandi Salt Satyagraha, First Round Table conference. 1931 Gandhi-lrvin Pact, Second RoundTable Conference. 1932 Suppression of Congress Movement, Third Round Table Conference, Communal Award, PoonaPact. 1935 Government of India Act. 1937 Inauguration of Provincial Autonomy. Congress ministries formed in 8 out of 11 provinces.
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