Indian Freedom Struggle Timeline
Year | Event |
1857 | The Revolt of 1857 |
1864 | Establishment of Scientific Society by Syed Ahmed |
1875 | (1) Establishment of Theosophical Society (2) Establishment of Indian League |
1876 | Vernacular Press Act (Proposed by Lord Lytton, then viceroy) |
1882 | Hunter Commission (Also known as Indian Education Commission) |
1883 | Ilbert Bill proposed by Lord Ripon |
1884 | Ilbert Bill passed |
1885 | Establishment of INC. 1st INC Session was held at Bombay (Presided over by W.C. Bonnerjee) |
1897 | Ramakrishna Mission founded by Swami Vivekanand |
July, 1905 | Partition of Bengal Announced by Lord Curzon |
16th October 1905 | Partition of Bengal |
31st December 1906 | All-India Muslim League Founded at Dacca |
1907 | Surat Split of INC |
11th August 1908 | Execution of Khudiram Bose |
1909 | Minto-Morley Reforms (Also called Indian Councils Act 1909) |
1910 | Indian Press Act |
1911 | Cancellation of Partition of Bengal |
April 1916 | Establishment of Home Rule by Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
December 1916 | Lucknow Pact (agreement reached between INC & Muslim League) |
1917 | Champaran Satyagraha |
1918 | Establishment of Madras Labour Union |
1919 | Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms |
16th February 1919 | Rowlatt Act Passed |
13th April 1919 | Jallianwala Bagh massacre |
1920-22 | Non-Cooperation Movement |
5th February 1922 | Chauri Chaura incident took place |
Late 1922 – Early 1923 |
Establishment of Swarajya Party |
1925 | Kakori Conspiracy |
1927 | Establishment of Simon Commission |
1928 | (1) Assassination of Saunders by Bhagat Singh. (2) Nehru Report |
3rd February 1928 | Simon Commission arrives in India |
December 1929 | Purna Swaraj Declaration (Lahore Session) |
8th April 1929 | Bombing in Central Legislative Assembly by Bhagat Singh & Batukeshwar Dutt. |
18th April 1930 | Chittagong armoury raid |
12th March 1930 | Civil Disobedience Movement starts with Dandi March |
6th April 1930 | Dandi March Ends |
30th November 1930 |
1st Round Table Conference |
5th March 1931 | (1) Gandhi – Irwin Pact (5th March 1931) (2) Karachi Session of INC |
7th September 1931 |
2nd Round Table Conference |
1932 | (1) Poona Act (2) 3rd Round Table Conference |
1935 | Government of India Act |
22th June 1939 | All India Forward Bloc formed |
18-22 August 1940 | August Offer by Lord Linlithgow |
1942 | Quit India Movement |
1942 | (1) Cripps Mission (2) Establishment of Indian Independence League. (3) Formation of Azad Hind Fauj (1st September) |
1945 | Wavell Plan announced in Shimla Conference |
1946 | Cabinet Mission (Formulated at the initiative of Clement Attlee, PM of UK ) |
June 1947 | Mountbatten Plan |
1947 | Indian Independence Act |
15th August 1947 | Independence Day of India |