February 10 Today in Indian History
Historical Events
- 1846 British defeat Sikhs in battle of Sobraon, India
The Indian Mutiny
1859 General Horsford defeats Begum of Oude and Nana Sahib in Indian Mutiny

Historic Event
1914 In accordance with the understanding reached by General J.C. Smuts and Mahatma Gandhi, 60 passive resistance prisoners released from Pietermaritzburg Prison; 40 passive resisters released in Durban, 8 in Newcastle, 11 in Port Elizabeth

- 1931 New Delhi becomes the capital of India
Election of Interest
1952 India holds its first general election: Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru remains in power

- 2013 36 people are killed and 39 are injured in a stampede at a train station in Allahabad, India
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