The durbar was conducted to commemorate Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark's ascension as Emperor and Empress of India. Lord Curzon, Viceroy of India, meticulously planned the two weeks of celebrations. It was a spectacular display of pomp and strength, as well as split-second timing.

The first spacecraft to escape Earth's gravity was Luna 1 (launched on January 2, 1959). It was the first man-made object to orbit the Sun after failing to strike the Moon as planned.

Harchand Singh Longowal, who was born on January 2, 1932, was the President of the Akali Dal during the 1980s Punjab insurgency. On July 24, 1985, he and Rajiv Gandhi signed the Punjab Accord, popularly known as the Rajiv-Longowal Accord. The government agreed to most of the demands of the Akali Dal, which decided to end their protest in exchange. Longowal was slain by Sikh organisations who felt betrayed by the Punjab treaty and opposed it less than a month after signing it.

The siege of Calcutta was fought on June 20, 1756, between the Bengal Subah and the British East India Company. The Nawab of Bengal, Siraj ud-Daulah, planned to conquer Calcutta in order to punish the Company for building defences at Fort William without permission. Siraj ud-Daulah caught the Company off guard and defeated them decisively. on january 2nd 1757 british forces seize calcutta.

Vidya Balan, born 1 January 1979, is an Indian actress who mostly works in Hindi films. She has received multiple prizes, including a National Film Award and six Filmfare Awards, for her parts in female-led films, which she credits with bringing about a change in the representation of women. In 2014, the Government of India bestowed the Padma Shri honour upon her.

Two ladies, Bindu Ammini (40 at the time of admittance to the temple) and Kanakadurga (39), entered the Sabarimala shrine on January 2, 2019, as evidenced by CCTV photos. Bindu Ammini is from Koyilandy in the Kozhikode district, and Kanagadurga is from Angadipuram in the Malappuram district. There were protests when the temple was briefly shuttered after they entered for purification. They were the first women to enter after the Supreme Court decided to lift the 18-year-old ban on women of menstrual age entering the shrine.

Sonali Bendre Behl (born January 1, 1975) is an Indian actress and model who has predominantly appeared in Hindi films, as well as Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and Marathi. She has received several honours, including a Filmfare Award. Bendre began her career as a model and starred in various television advertisements as a youngster before making her acting debut in 1994 with Aag and had her first commercial breakthrough with the action romance Diljale (1996). She gained to popularity with parts in Major Saab (1998), Zakhm (1998), Sarfarosh (1999), Hum Saath-Saath Hain (1999), Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai (2000), and a brief appearance in Kal Ho Naa Ho (2001). (2003).

C R Das and Motilal Nehru founded the Swaraj Party, also known as the Congress-Khilafat Swarajya Party, on January 1, 1923. The Swaraj Party was formed in response to a number of key events, including the withdrawal of the non-cooperation movement, the Government of India Act 1919, and the 1923 elections. In 1923, the Swaraj Party gained 42 of the 104 seats in the Central Legislature. The party's platform called for obstructing the government. They intended to produce stalemates on all measures.

During the British Raj, Kharsawan State, often spelled Kharsua or kharaswan, was a princely state in India. The state's privy purse was worth 33,000 rupees. During the British Raj, it was one of the Odia Princely states of India, and Odia is the main language spoken there. Saraikela, along with 24 other princely states of the Eastern States Agency, acceded to the Government of India on January 1, 1948, with the intention of merging into the Indian Republic's Orissa province.

The Hewlett-Packard Company, abbreviated as HP, was an American global information technology corporation based in Palo Alto, California. HP created and sold a wide range of hardware, software, and related services to consumers, small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), and major corporations, including customers in the government, health, and education sectors. Bill Hewlett and David Packard launched the company in a one-car garage in Palo Alto in 1939, producing electronic test and measurement equipment at first.

In 1877, Conservative Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli had Queen Victoria named Empress of India... India had already been under royal administration since 1858, but this title was a move to better unite the monarchy with the empire and bind India more firmly to Britain.

Satyendra Nath Bose was an Indian mathematician and physicist who specialised in theoretical physics. He was born on January 1, 1894. He is most known for his early 1920s work on quantum mechanics, when he collaborated with Albert Einstein to provide the groundwork for Bose–Einstein statistics and the notion of the Bose–Einstein condensate. He was a Fellow of the Royal Society and received India's second highest civilian honour, the Padma Vibhushan, from the Government of India in 1954.

Raghunath Anant Mashelkar, commonly known as Ramesh Mashelkar, was born on January 1, 1943, in Mashel, Goa, and raised in Maharashtra. He formerly served as the Director General of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). He has also served as President of the Indian National Science Academy (2004-2006), the Institution of Chemical Engineers (2007-2008), and the Global Research Alliance (2008-2009). (2007-2018).

In 1954, the Government of India established two civilian honors, the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan. The latter was divided into three classes: Pahela Varg, Dusra Varg, and Tisra Varg. Following a Presidential Notification released on January 8, 1955, they were renamed Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, and Padma Shri.

Aung sang suki married Aris, whom she had met at university, in 1972. In a Buddhist ceremony, they tied the knot. They moved to North Oxford after spending a year in Bhutan, where they raised their two kids, Alexander and Kim Aris.

On January 1, 1950, Ajaigarh acceded to the Government of India, and the governing chief was awarded a privy purse of Rs. 74,700/-, as well as the courteous use of his styles and titles. All of these advantages were withdrawn by the government of India in 1971, at the same time as all former princes' privileges were revoked. The former princely Ajaigarh was absorbed into the new Indian state of Vindhya Pradesh, with the most of the previous state's land, including the town of Ajaigarh, becoming part of Panna District and a tiny section going to Chhatarpur District. On November 1, 1956, Vindhya Pradesh was incorporated into Madhya Pradesh.

On January 1, 2018, Team Vidarbha won their first Ranji Trophy by upsetting seven-time winner Delhi. They defeated Delhi in the final by 9 wickets to earn their maiden Ranji Trophy championship in the 84th season. The final match was placed in the Holkar stadium in the Madhya Pradesh district of Indore.