1825

English replaces Persian as the chief language in India

1828

BENTINCK, Lord Wm. Cavendish
1st Governor General of India

1835

METCALFE, Lord Charles
Governor General of India

1836

AUCKLAND, Lord
Governor General of India

1842

ELLENBOROUGH, Lord Edward, Law
Governor General of India

1844

BIRD, Wm. Wilberforce
Governor General of India

1844

HARDINGE, Viscount Henry
Governor General of India

1848

DALHOUSIE, Lord
Governor General of India

1851, October 29th

The British-Indian Association was formed. The objective was to “promote the improvement and efficiency of the British-Indian Government by every legitimate means within its power.

1854, August 15

Joshua Greenbow drove the first train of the Eastern Railway from HOWRAH to HOOGLY, a stretch of 25 Kms. The train had a capacity to carry 300 passengers.

1855

CANNING, Viscount
First Viceroy of India

1857

Cawnpore Massacre. One of the most notorious events of the Indian Mutiny during the Spring of 1857

1861

BRUCE, James Eighth Earl of Elgin
Viceroy of India

1863

LAWRENCE, Sir John
Viceroy of India

1868

BURKE, Richard, Southwell, Earl of Mayo (assassinated)
Viceroy of India

1872

NORTHBROOK, Lord Edward,C.
Viceroy of India

1876

LYTTON, Lord Edward, Robert, Bulwer
Viceroy of India

1880

RIPON, Marquis George Robinson
Viceroy of India

1884

DUFFERIN, Frederick Temple Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Earl of Dufferin
Viceroy of India

1884

Lt. Col. Sir Neville Chamberlain drew up the rules of Snooker at the Ootacamund Club

1885

First Annual Conference of the Eurasian & Anglo-Indian Association of India was held in Jabalpur

1888

LANSDOWNE, Henry Charles Keith Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne

1893

ELGIN, Victor Alexander, Bruce, 9th Earl of Elgin
Viceroy of India

1898

CURZON, George Nathaniel, 1st Baron Curzon of Kedleston
Viceroy of India

1905

MINTO, Gilbert John Elliott-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto
Viceroy of India

1910

HARDINGE, Charles, 1st Baron Hardinge of Penshurst
Viceroy of India

1916

CHELMSFORD, Frederic John Napier Thesiger, 3rd Baron Chelmsford of Chelmsford
Viceroy of India

1921

READING, Rufus Isaacs, 1st Baron Reading of Erleigh

1926

IRWIN, Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, 1st Baron Irwin
Viceroy of India

1929

GOSCHEN, George Joachim Goschen, 2nd Viscount Goschen of Hawkshurst
Viceroy of India

1931

WILLINGDON, Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon of Ratton
Viceroy of India

1936

LINLITHGOW, Victor Alexander John Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow
Viceroy of India

1943

WAVELL, Archibald Percival Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell
Viceroy of India

1947

MOUNTBATTEN, Louis Mountbatten, 1st Viscount Mountbatten of Burma
Last Viceroy of India

1971

In this short fierce way – India-Pakistan, Anglo-Indian Airmen won more than their share of glory. Please look in the “Famous Anglos” category for details.