02
August

What Happened this Day in India History Events.

1763 After the capture of Murshidabad, the British army defeated Mir Qasim in the Battle of Giriya.
1876 Pingali Venkaiah, who designed the Indian flag, was born.
1858 The Government of India Act was passed by the British Government.
1858 The Government of India transferred the East India Company to the British Crown.
1987 Vishwanath Anand won the World Junior Chess Championship.
1999 The Brahmaputra Mail collided face-to-face with the Awadh-Assam Express at Ghasal. Both trains were running on the same track from the opposite direction.
2001 Pakistan approved Chinese imports from India.
1861 Famous scientist Prafulla Chandra Rai, who was an Indian, was considered the 'father of chemistry'.