Year 1864
Cyclone strikes Calcutta: 70,000 killed.
OCTOBER 1
Daily Historical Chronicle
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1 October: What Happened On This Day in History
Curated historical timeline of momentous political pacts, freedom struggle uprisings, constitutional developments, scientific breakthroughs, and prominent birthdays recorded on 1 October.
Observances & Special Days
National Voluntary Blood Donation Day
International Day for the elderly
International Coffee Day
Year 1953
Indian state of Andhra Pradesh partitioned from Madras.
Year 1999
Sourav Ganguly smashes 11 fours and 5 sixes for a blistering 139 as India (277/6) dominates Zimbabwe (170) in the 6th cricket LG Cup ODI in Nairobi.
Born 1542
Mariam-uz-Zamani was a wife of the Mughal emperor Akbar.
Born 1842
S. Subramania Iyer, Indian lawyer and jurist (d. 1924)
Born 1847
Annie Besant – A women right’s activist and educationist. She, along with Lokmanya Tilak launched Home Rule League Movement in 1916. She became the first woman president of the Indian National Congress in 1917. She also established Central Hindu College in Banaras (now Varanasi). Annie also founded the Scout Movement in India.
Born 1861
Nilratan Sircar was an eminent Indian doctor, philanthropist and swadeshi entrepreneur.
Born 1862
Raghupathi Venkataratnam Naidu was an Indian social reformer who hailed from Machilipatnam in Andhra Pradesh in India.
Born 1887
Hridya Nath Kunzru was an Indian freedom fighter and public figure.
Born 1895
Liaquat Ali Khan, Indian-Pakistani lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Pakistan (d. 1951)
Born 1904
Ayillyath Kuttiari Gopalan was an Indian communist leader, serving CPI with 16 members out of 489 since the first Lok Sabha in 1952.
Born 1906
Sachin Dev Burman was an Indian music director and singer.
Born 1919
Majrooh Sultanpuri, Indian poet and songwriter (d. 2000)
Born 1922
Allu Ramalingaiah was an Indian Telugu comic actor who appeared in over 1000 Tollywood films.
Born 1928
Sivaji Ganesan was an Indian actor, and producer. Google also released a special Doodle on his 93rd birthday.
Born 1945
Ram Nath Kovind, Indian politician serving as the 14th and current President of India.
Born 1947
Dalveer Bhandari, Indian lawyer and judge
Born 1969
Mahesh Thakur, Indian actor who has played roles in many films, TV serials and web series.
Born 1979
Shraddha Nigam, Indian film and television actress.
Born 1984
Vineeth Sreenivasan, Indian playback singer, actor, film director, screenwriter, producer.
Born 1990
Anushka Ranjan, Indian film actress and model.
Born 1998
Jehan Daruvala, Indian racing driver competing in the FIA Formula 2 Championship.
Died 1995
Aditya Vikram Birla was an Indian industrialist.
Died 1997
Gul Mohammed was the shortest adult human being of his time whose existence and height have been independently verified.