History of India By zeca21 Jan 1, 1492 India is Discovered Jan 1, 1619 The First British Outpost Jan 1, 1850 The British Controlled Most of India Jan 1, 1857 Rebellion from the British in North India Aug 15, 1947 India became a dominion within the Commonwealth Jan 26, 1950 India became a republic within the Commonwealth Jan 27, 1950 India is ruled by the influence of Jawaharlal Nehru and Gandhi Jan 1, 1964 Prime Minister Nehru governed India until 1964 Jan 1, 1966 Lal Bahadur Shastri takes over until 1966 Jan 1, 1977 Indira Gandhi was Prime Minister from 1966 to 1977 Jan 1, 1977 Moraji Desai gets more votes than her Jan 1, 1979 Desai's Government crumbles Jan 1, 1980 Mrs. Gandhi returns to power Jan 1, 1984 Rajiv Gandhi (Mrs. Gandhi's son) takes over Oct 31, 1984 Mrs.Ghandi is assasinated Jan 1, 1989 The Janata Dal, a union of opposition parties, takes over. May 27, 1991 Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated Jun 1, 1991 national elections as this party collapsed