India became the fourth nation to successfully land a spacecraft on the Moon.
The Indian Space Research Organization's Vikram Moon lander crash-landed on the moon.
Floods swept through India, killing over two hundred people and displacing one million.
Alcohol poisoning killed 144 people in the states of Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh, India.
Instant divorce was banned in India, which became a giant leap forward for women's rights in the country.
Two passenger trains derailed in Madhya Pradesh, India.
A series of seven bomb blasts killed 209 people in Mumbai, India.
Spilled coconut water caused a stampede that killed more than 258 people in India.
The Island Express train derailed on the Peruman Bridge in India.
India had their first successful nuclear bomb test.
Zakir Husain began an almost two-year term as President of India.
The Dalai Lama received political asylum in India after fleeing from China.
Pakistan gained independence from the British Empire – a day before India's independence.
India's first-ever full-length film, Raja Harishchandra, was released in theaters.
The Kangra earthquake in India killed over 20,000 people.
Britain took power over the Indian government.
A fire broke out in Surat city, India, which caused more than 500 deaths and destroyed 9,737 houses.
After decades of failed attempts to reach the Indies, Vasco da Gama arrived in Calicut, India.
