1690, August: Job Charnok, an agent of East India Company(established 1600) settles in Calcutta. A reference to Kolkata was found back in the famous novel of "Manasa Mangal" (Chand Saudagar paid a visit to Kalighat to offer puja to Goddess Kali). 1693: Death of Job Charnok. |
1698: East India Co. bought three villages (Sutanuti, Kolikata, and Gobindapur) from local landlord Sabarna Chowdhury.
1699: East India Company started developing Calcutta as a Presidency city.
1707: Death of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb.
1715: British people completed building the Old Fort.
1717: Mughal emperor Farrukh-siyar granted the East India Company freedom of trade in return for a yearly payment of 3,000 Indian rupees.
1727: A civil court was set up in Calcuttaaccording to an order of King George I. The city corporation was established and Hallwell became the first mayor of the city.
1756: Siraj-ud-daulla captured Calcutta. He named the city as Alinagar.
1757, 23rd June: British troops defeated Siraj-id-daulla on the battlefield of Plassey (in Nadia district).
1757: Britishers first printed currency bill in Calcutta mint.
1765: Clive took Bengal, Bihar and Orissa from Badsha Alam II (Delhi) with an agreement of paying excises.
1772: Calcutta became the capital of British India when the first governor-general, Warren Hastings, transferred all important offices to the city from Murshidabad.
1775: Nandakumar, a local landlord was hung in a false allegation when he protested against the misdeeds of the British.
1780: James Hicky established a printed press and published the first news paper, "The Bengal Gazzette".
1784: The first official news paper, "The Calcutta Gazzette", was published.
1784: Asiatic Society was established in the city by Sir William Jones.
1801: Fort William College was established.
1804: The Governor House (presently Raj Bhawan) was built.
1813: The Town Hall was built.
1818: First Bengali Magazine, "Digdarshan", was published from Sreerampur, with the help of David Hare.
1817: The Hindu College (presently Presidency College) was established with efforts by Raja Ram Mohan Roy, David Hare and Radhakanta Dev. It was initially started with 20 students.
1828: Sahid Minar (Octorloney Monument) was built.
1829: British General Bentinck banned 'satidaho' (a Hindu rule).
1854: First Railways in India (from Calcutta to Hooghly).
1857: The University of Calcutta was established.
1873: First Tram car (horse drawn) in Calcutta.
1875: "The Statesman", leading English Daily newspaper, started.
1875: The Indian Museum was built.
1883: Surendra Nath Banerjee called for a National convention (which led to the forming of Indian National Congress in 1885 at Calcutta).
1886: Second convention of Indian National Congress at Calcutta.
1888: Indian Football Association established.
1896: First motor car appeared on city's street.
1902: First Electric tram car from Esplanade to Kidderepore.
1905: Lord Curzon, viceroy of India, tried to partition Bengal. There was a strong protest. And finally he failed to do so.
1911: The capital of British India shifted from Calcutta to Delhi.
1911: A local football team, Mohun Bagan, defeated British in IFA shield final and created national sensation.
1913: Rabindranath Tagore, the great philosopher, poet and writer received Nobel Prize in literature.
1921: King Edward VIII inaugurated the Victoria Memorial building.
1924: Chittaranjan Das was elected as the first Indian mayor of the city of Calcutta.
1929: Agnes Goinxha Bejaxhiu (Mother Teresa) came to Calcutta to join Bengal Loreto mission.
1939: World War II hit Calcutta.
1941: The demise of Rabindranath Tagore.
1941: Subhash Chandra Bose escaped from house arrest by British.
1943: Famine hit undivided Bengal (now independent Bangladesh and West Bengal) killing over five million people due to starvation, malnutrition and related illnesses.
1946: Communal riot killed thousands of people in and around the city.
1947: India gained independence. Bengal was divided; Calcutta became the capital city of the state of West Bengal in India. Dr. Prafulla Chandra Ghosh became the first Chief Minister of West Bengal, followed by Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy. Calcutta and surrounding places were inundated with thousands of people from East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) as a result of the partition.
1952: The National Library was moved to Alipore from Esplanade.
1962: India-China war affected Calcutta.
1971: Tension of India-Pakistan war on freedom of Bangladesh.
1970-71: The Naxalite Movement hit the city resulting arrests of hundreds of youths and creating enormous tension among city dwellers.
1975, August 9th: First TV transmission started in the city.
1977: Left Front led by CPI (M) Party won the state election and came into the power of state Govt.
1978: A major flood hit Calcutta.
1979: Mother Teresa, a permanent resident of Calcutta was awarded Nobel Peace Prize.
1984: Metro, the first underground railway in India, started from Tollygunge to Esplanade.
1984: First color TV transmission from “Door Darshan Kendra”.
1989: France's highest civilian award, Legion d'Honour was conferred upon Satyajit Ray by President F. Mitterrand in Calcutta.
1992: Satyajit Roy, film director, received prestigious "Life Time Achievement" Oscar award and "Bharat Ratna". He died in the same year.
1995: First cellular phone service starts in the city.
1997: The demise of Mother Teresa in Calcutta.
1998: Amartya Sen (grew up in Shantiniketan and studied at Calcutta) received Nobel Prize in Economics.
2001, 1st January: Calcutta was officially renamed as ‘Kolkata’.
1699: East India Company started developing Calcutta as a Presidency city.
1707: Death of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb.
1715: British people completed building the Old Fort.
1717: Mughal emperor Farrukh-siyar granted the East India Company freedom of trade in return for a yearly payment of 3,000 Indian rupees.
1727: A civil court was set up in Calcuttaaccording to an order of King George I. The city corporation was established and Hallwell became the first mayor of the city.
1756: Siraj-ud-daulla captured Calcutta. He named the city as Alinagar.
1757, 23rd June: British troops defeated Siraj-id-daulla on the battlefield of Plassey (in Nadia district).
1757: Britishers first printed currency bill in Calcutta mint.
1765: Clive took Bengal, Bihar and Orissa from Badsha Alam II (Delhi) with an agreement of paying excises.
1772: Calcutta became the capital of British India when the first governor-general, Warren Hastings, transferred all important offices to the city from Murshidabad.
1775: Nandakumar, a local landlord was hung in a false allegation when he protested against the misdeeds of the British.
1780: James Hicky established a printed press and published the first news paper, "The Bengal Gazzette".
1784: The first official news paper, "The Calcutta Gazzette", was published.
1784: Asiatic Society was established in the city by Sir William Jones.
1801: Fort William College was established.
1804: The Governor House (presently Raj Bhawan) was built.
1813: The Town Hall was built.
1818: First Bengali Magazine, "Digdarshan", was published from Sreerampur, with the help of David Hare.
1817: The Hindu College (presently Presidency College) was established with efforts by Raja Ram Mohan Roy, David Hare and Radhakanta Dev. It was initially started with 20 students.
1828: Sahid Minar (Octorloney Monument) was built.
1829: British General Bentinck banned 'satidaho' (a Hindu rule).
1854: First Railways in India (from Calcutta to Hooghly).
1857: The University of Calcutta was established.
1873: First Tram car (horse drawn) in Calcutta.
1875: "The Statesman", leading English Daily newspaper, started.
1875: The Indian Museum was built.
1883: Surendra Nath Banerjee called for a National convention (which led to the forming of Indian National Congress in 1885 at Calcutta).
1886: Second convention of Indian National Congress at Calcutta.
1888: Indian Football Association established.
1896: First motor car appeared on city's street.
1902: First Electric tram car from Esplanade to Kidderepore.
1905: Lord Curzon, viceroy of India, tried to partition Bengal. There was a strong protest. And finally he failed to do so.
1911: The capital of British India shifted from Calcutta to Delhi.
1911: A local football team, Mohun Bagan, defeated British in IFA shield final and created national sensation.
1913: Rabindranath Tagore, the great philosopher, poet and writer received Nobel Prize in literature.
1921: King Edward VIII inaugurated the Victoria Memorial building.
1924: Chittaranjan Das was elected as the first Indian mayor of the city of Calcutta.
1929: Agnes Goinxha Bejaxhiu (Mother Teresa) came to Calcutta to join Bengal Loreto mission.
1939: World War II hit Calcutta.
1941: The demise of Rabindranath Tagore.
1941: Subhash Chandra Bose escaped from house arrest by British.
1943: Famine hit undivided Bengal (now independent Bangladesh and West Bengal) killing over five million people due to starvation, malnutrition and related illnesses.
1946: Communal riot killed thousands of people in and around the city.
1947: India gained independence. Bengal was divided; Calcutta became the capital city of the state of West Bengal in India. Dr. Prafulla Chandra Ghosh became the first Chief Minister of West Bengal, followed by Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy. Calcutta and surrounding places were inundated with thousands of people from East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) as a result of the partition.
1952: The National Library was moved to Alipore from Esplanade.
1962: India-China war affected Calcutta.
1971: Tension of India-Pakistan war on freedom of Bangladesh.
1970-71: The Naxalite Movement hit the city resulting arrests of hundreds of youths and creating enormous tension among city dwellers.
1975, August 9th: First TV transmission started in the city.
1977: Left Front led by CPI (M) Party won the state election and came into the power of state Govt.
1978: A major flood hit Calcutta.
1979: Mother Teresa, a permanent resident of Calcutta was awarded Nobel Peace Prize.
1984: Metro, the first underground railway in India, started from Tollygunge to Esplanade.
1984: First color TV transmission from “Door Darshan Kendra”.
1989: France's highest civilian award, Legion d'Honour was conferred upon Satyajit Ray by President F. Mitterrand in Calcutta.
1992: Satyajit Roy, film director, received prestigious "Life Time Achievement" Oscar award and "Bharat Ratna". He died in the same year.
1995: First cellular phone service starts in the city.
1997: The demise of Mother Teresa in Calcutta.
1998: Amartya Sen (grew up in Shantiniketan and studied at Calcutta) received Nobel Prize in Economics.
2001, 1st January: Calcutta was officially renamed as ‘Kolkata’.
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