1866 in India

none 1866 Events in the year 1866 in India. Incumbents Sir John Lawrence, Governor-General of India, 12 January 1864 – 12 January 1869 Colonel Edmund Haythorne, Adjutant-General of India, 22 June 1860–January 1866 Colonel Henry Errington Longden, Adjutant-General of India, January 1866–March 1869 Lord Napier, Governor of Madras, 1866-1872 Ram Singh II, Maharao of Kota State, 20 July 1828 – 27 March 1866 Chhatar Sal Singh II, Maharao of Kota State, 27 March 1866 – 11 June 1889 Sagramji II Devaji (Sagramji Bhanabhai), Thakur of Gondal State, 1851-14 December 1869 Bham Pratap Singh, Raja and Maharajah of Bijawar State, 23 November 1847 – 15 September 1899 Shri Singh, Raja of Chamba State, 1844-1870 Ranmalsinhji Amarsinhji, Raj Sahib of Dhrangadhra State, 9 April 1843 – 16 October 1869 Madan Pal, Maharaja of Karauli State, 4 March 1854 – 16 August 1869 Hiravajra Singh Deo, Maharajah of Patna, 1848-August 1866 Pratap Singh Deo, Maharajah of Patna, 1866-1878 Cecil Beadon, Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal, 1862-1866 Afzal ad-Dawlah, Asaf Jah V, Nizam of Hyderabad, 16 May 1857 – 26 February 1869 Robert Milman, consecrated bishop of Trichy-Tanjore Diocese of the Church of South India Charles Pelly, revenue member of the Madras Legislative Council, 1862-1866 William Reierson Arbuthnot, member of the Madras Legislative Council, 1866-1870 Events East India Association, founded by Dadabhai Naoroji 47 million people were affected by the Orissa famine of 1866 Muhammad Qasim Nanotvi established the Darul Uloom Deoband on 31 May 1866, founding the Deobandi movement Nanotvi founded Mazahir Uloom Saharanpur in November Khursheed Ali Khan established Jamia-e-Imania on 15 December in Varanasi Brahmoism split into the new Sadharan Brahmo Samaj sect Allahabad High Court was established as the High Court of Judicature for the North-Western Provinces at Agra on 17 March Naga Hills was given district statusA Re-discovery and Re-building of Naga Cultural Values Inato Yekheto Shikhu Daya Books 2007 978-81-89233-55-6 53–55 British Indian administration established a post at Samaguting to end intertribal warfare and tribal raids on property and personnel in Nagaland Government Victoria College, Palakkad was established in Kerala Gossner Theological College Seminary was established in Jharkhand St. Mary's Convent Inter College was established in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh Harish Chandra Postgraduate College opened on 1 April in Varanasi district, Uttar Pradesh Christ Church College, Kanpur opened in Kanpur as part of the University of Calcutta Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay published Kapalkundala, a Bengali novel Nandshankar Tuljashankar Mehta published Karan Ghelo in Gujarati Edward John Waring published Pharmacopoeia of India Bajaur Scouts were created Scinde Dawk stamps, the first adhesive stamps used in Asia, were discontinued in June British Raj acquired Dalhousie Cantonment and Bakloh for 5,000 rupees as a convalescent depot for European troops Douglas Hamilton published Report on the High Ranges of the Annamullay Mountains in Madras Commercial Bank of India of Bombay, founded in 1845, failed in the Panic of 1866 United Bank of India was established Grand Chord and the Howrah–Delhi main line were opened, connecting Delhi and Kolkata while the Kalka Mail entered into service Sahibganj loop was opened, connecting Khana Junction and Kiul Junction Mughalsarai–Kanpur section was opened, connecting Mughalsarai Junction and Kanpur Central Nasik Road railway station was opened in Nashik Manmad Junction railway station was opened in Nashik Khandwa Junction railway station was opened Mathura–Vadodara section was opened Barharwa Junction railway station was opened Kanpur–Delhi section was opened, connecting Kanpur Central and Delhi Mokama–Barauni section, connecting Mokama Junction and Barauni in Bihar Ghaziabad railway station opened Laksar Junction opened in Laksar, Uttarakhand A supplement, the Pioneer Mail, consisting of "48 quarto-size pages", mostly of advertisements, was added to The PioneerDas Gupta, Uma. 1977. "The Indian Press 1870-1880: A Small World of Journalism", Modern Asian Studies, 11(2):213-235. pp 233-234. Malabar, designed to carry troops between the United Kingdom and British India, is launched on 8 December The meteorite Jamkheir fell in Maharashtra on 5 October Madurai was constituted as a municipality.http://203.101.40.168/newmducorp/citizencharter.htm Madurai Corporation Citizen's Charter 2015-12-31 https://archive.today/20121129154436/http://203.101.40.168/newmducorp/citizencharter.htm 2012-11-29 dead Coimbatore was constituted as a municipality.Namma Kovai https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/namma-coimbatore/article5522897.ece 28 June 2015 The Hindu 31 December 2013 Machilipatnam Municipal Corporation was constituted as a municipalityMasula, Srikakulam, Vizianagaram upgraded into corporations https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Vijayawada/masula-srikakulam-vizianagaram-upgraded-into-corporations/article7967915.ece 10 December 2015 The Hindu 10 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151210141558/http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Vijayawada/masula-srikakulam-vizianagaram-upgraded-into-corporations/article7967915.ece 10 December 2015 live VijayawadaPopulation Glitch for Masula to Turn into Corporation http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra_pradesh/Population-Glitch-for-Masula-to-Turn-into-Corporation/2015/02/20/article2677908.ece 10 December 2015 20 February 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151125224735/http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra_pradesh/Population-Glitch-for-Masula-to-Turn-into-Corporation/2015/02/20/article2677908.ece 25 November 2015 Machilipatnam Kumbakonam was constituted as a municipality Indian soldiers were first allowed promotions beyond subedar Law Indian Post Office Act The India Military Funds Act 1866 was passed in the Parliament of the United Kingdom The Indian Prize Money Act 1866 was passed in the Parliament of the United Kingdom Naval Discipline Act (British statute) Straits Settlements Act (British statute) The Third Pre-Independence Law Commission passed the Draft Contract Law The Viceroy's Executive Council, Sir Henry Maine and Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, passed the Indian Companies Act The Viceroy's Executive Council passed the Native Converts Marriage Dissolution Act The Viceroy's Executive Council passed the Trustees Act The Viceroy's Executive Council passed the Trustees and Mortgage Powers Act Calcutta Police Act, 1866 and the Calcutta Suburban Police Act, 1866 create the Kolkata Police Force Order of the Star of India was expanded to three classes Births Gopal Krishna Gokhale, social and political leader in the Indian independence movement, on 9 May in Kothluk, Ratnagiri District, Bombay Presidency Mahbub Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VI, Nizam of Hyderabad, on 17 August 1866 in Purani Haveli, Hyderabad Sham Singh, Raja of Chamba State from 1873 to 1904 Raja of Panagal, zamindar of Kalahasti, born on 9 July Khengarji III, Maharajah of Cutch State, born on 23 August Syamadas Mukhopadhyaya, Indian mathematician who introduced the four-vertex theorem and Mukhopadhyaya's theorem in plane geometry, born on 22 June Hiralal Sen, photographer who is generally considered one of India's first filmmakers Deaths Ram Singh II, Maharao of Kota State, on 27 March 1866 Hiravajra Singh Deo, Maharajah of Patna, August 1866 George Cotton, English educator and clergyman, known for his connections with British India and the public school system, on 6 October in Kushtia References 1866 in India Category:Years of the 19th century in India