| 1897 | Swami Vivekananda established the Ramakrishna Mission. |
| 1908 | Prafulla Chaki shot himself after executing the Muzaffarpur bombings. |
| 1912 | Tata Steel was the first company in the world to introduce a 8 hour shift at its Jamshedpur plant in 1912, two years prior to Ford Company. |
| 1923 | Start of celebrating May Day in India. |
| 1960 | Maharashtra and Gujarat became separate states. |
| 1972 | Nationalization of the country's coal mines. |
| 1914 | Carmaker Ford became the first company to implement an eight-hour rule for its employees. |