Modern History - Major Events after 1857 By facebooker_10159539354043406 Apr 1, 1853 Postal Service Started Apr 16, 1853 1st Railway line established 1857 Revolt of 1857 1858 Queen's Proclomation 1858 GoI Act, 1858 1861 GoI Act, 1861 1862 High Courts of Calcutta, Madras and Bombay established 1877 1st Delhi Darbar Period: 1883 to 1884 Illbert Bill Controversy 1885 INC formed 1903 2nd Delhi Darbar Period: Aug 7, 1905 to 1908 Swadeshi Movement Oct 16, 1905 Partition of Bengal 1907 Surat Split Dec 7, 1911 3rd Delhi Darbar Dec 12, 1911 Cancellation of Partition of Bengal Dec 12, 1911 Capital shifted from Calcutta to Delhi 1917 Sedition Committee To evaluate political terrorism in India, and, its impact, and the links with the German government and the Bolsheviks in Russia Mar 18, 1919 Rowlatt Act passed Apr 13, 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre Feb 5, 1922 Chauri Chaura Incident 1927 Simon Commission 1928 Nehru Report 1929 Poorna Swaraj Resolution Lahore 1930 1st RTC Mar 12, 1930 Dandi March 1931 2nd RTC 1932 3rd RTC Aug 16, 1932 Communal Award Sep 24, 1932 Poona Pact 1937 Indian Provincial Elections 1939 Tripuri Crisis Mar 23, 1940 Lahore Resolution (Pakistan Resolution) Aug 8, 1940 August Offer Oct 17, 1940 Individual Satyagraha 1942 Cripps Mission Aug 8, 1942 Quit India Movement 1943 INA re-established by Subhash Chandra Bose 1944 C R Formula 1945 Wavell Plan/Simla Conference 1946 Royal Indian Navy Mutiny 1946 Cabinet Mission Aug 16, 1946 Direct Action Day/Calcutta Killings 1947 India Independence Act, 1947 Aug 14, 1947 Partition of India Aug 15, 1947 Indian Independence from British Raj
