| Date | Event Name |
| 07/01/1781 |
British troops defeated Hyder Ali's progress. He was checked by Eyree Coote after the battle of Porto Novo and becamed subdued. |
| 07/01/1821 |
Daily newspaper 'Mumbai Samachar' was published. |
| 07/01/1852 |
For the first time in Asia, Postal Stamp for the general public was issued by Sindh Province in Karachi. |
| 07/01/1856 |
In south, the first line was opened by the Madras Railway Company. It ran between Veyasarpandy and Walajah Road (Arcot), a distance of 63 miles. |
| 07/01/1862 |
Calcutta High Court was established for West Bengal and Andaman & Nicobar Islands. This Court has a Circuit Bench at Port Blair. |
| 07/01/1879 |
Post Card of one paisa was started in India by the Post and Telegraph Department. |
| 07/01/1882 |
Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy, great professor, politician, physician, leader and veteran nationalist, was born at Patna. |
| 07/01/1902 |
K. S. Ranjit Singh ""Ranji"" scored 230 runs as the captain and Newham (153). They added 344 runs for 7th wkt at Sussex vs Essex. |
| 07/01/1906 |
Pulavar Kulandai, great author and poet, was born at Bhavani. |
| 07/01/1909 |
Madanlal Dhingra, revolutionary, assassinated Sir William Curzon Wyllie, a prominent Anglo-Indian, at the Imperial Institute in London. |
| 07/01/1913 |
Vasantrao Phulsing Naik, former Chief Minister of Maharashtra State, was born at Ganuli (Yeotmal). |
| 07/01/1913 |
Kumarmanglam Parasshiv Prabhakar, former Chief of Indian Army, was born. |
| 07/01/1927 |
Chandrashekhar, former Prime Minister of India, was born. |
| 07/01/1928 |
Fifteen people were killed in Calcutta as Hindus attacked Muslims. |
| 07/01/1929 |
Ramchandra Ganpatrao Shinde, educationist, was born at Burhanpur, (M.P.). |
| 07/01/1930 |
Vinodkumar C. Gupta, leader in Maharashtra, was born. |
| 07/01/1938 |
Hariprasad Chaursia, famous flute player, was born. |
| 07/01/1941 |
C. Y. Chintamani died. |
| 07/01/1947 |
Independence of India Bill passed. |
| 07/01/1947 |
British Parliament passes the India Independence Act and fixes August 15 for the transfer of power. |
| 07/01/1947 |
Sharad NandKishore Yadav was born in Babai, Distt. Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh). |
| 07/01/1949 |
M. Venkaiah Rangaiah Naidu was born in Chavatapalem, Distt. Nellore (Andhra Pradesh). |
| 07/01/1952 |
Olympic Games open at Helsinki. |
| 07/01/1955 |
S. P. Kampani, was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 18-07-1957. |
| 07/01/1955 |
Imperial Bank of India was inaugurated and was renamed as State Bank of India. |
| 07/01/1958 |
Vishnu Sahay was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 10-11-1960. |
| 07/01/1961 |
Kalpana Chawla, the first Indian women astronaut (STS 87), was born in Karnal. |
| 07/01/1962 |
Purushottamdas Tandon, great leader and editor, died at Allahabad. |
| 07/01/1962 |
Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy, great leader, veteran nationalist, politician, professor, physician and architect, passed away. |
| 07/01/1964 |
Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI) was established. |
| 07/01/1965 |
Meerut University was established. |
| 07/01/1968 |
Asia's biggest nuclear research lab started in New Delhi. |
| 07/01/1975 |
Indira Gandhi, then Prime Minister of India, declared a 20-point economic programme. |
| 07/01/1982 |
MGR inaugurates Tamil Nadu's noon meal programme for poor children. |
| 07/01/1984 |
Ravishankar Maharaj, freedom fighter and national leader of the country, died at the age of 101. |
| 07/01/1985 |
Air Chief Marshal L M Katre, PVSM, AVSM and Bar, died in office. |
| 07/01/1989 |
New Governors were appointed in five states. Gen. K. V. Krishna Rao became Governor for J&K. |
| 07/01/1989 |
Yashvantrao Chavan Open University was established. |
| 07/01/1990 |
General Sunith Francis Rodrigues takes over as Chief of the Army Staff. |
| 07/01/1991 |
Rupee devalued by 8.5\%. |
| 07/01/1992 |
Central Railway started special train for ladies in Mumbai. |
| 07/01/1992 |
Major changes in Exim policy-farming and repacking included under the definition of 'manufacturer'. |
| 07/01/1992 |
Truck operators begin nation-wide strike to press for the abolition of toll tax and octroi. |
| 07/01/1996 |
RBI reduces cash reserve ratio to 12\%. |
| 07/01/1997 |
Prime Minister inaugurated India's first Science City in Calcutta. |
| 07/01/1997 |
Over 23,000 blowdowns completed in 1.2 m tunnel. |
| 07/01/1997 |
The Sankaracharyas of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam were given a warm reception at the Golden Temple, Amritsar. |
| 07/01/1997 |
Voluntary Disclosure of Income Scheme `97 (VDIS) comes into effect. |
| 07/01/1999 |
K. N. Singh (70), former Union Minister and senior Congress leader, died in Lucknow. |
| 07/01/1999 |
The Rashtriya Janata Party (RJP) of Shankersinh Waghela merges with Congress(I). |
| 07/01/1999 |
Two leaders of Hindu Makkal Katchi (HMK) are detained under National Security Act (NSA). |
