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