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Events in the year 1853 in India.

Events

  • April 16 – The first Indian train steamed off from Bombay to Thane. The train was drawn by three steam locomotives and covered the 34 km distance in 57 minutes.
  • The Nizam of Hyderabad cedes Berar to the British so that its revenues could support the Hyderabad contingent in the British army .[1]
  • Annexations of Jhansi and Nagpur.

Law

  • Coinage (Colonial Offences) Act
  • Customs Consolidation Act
  • Charter Act 1853

Births

  • Chattampi Swamikal, Hindu sage and social reformer (died 1924).

Deaths

  • Kerala Varma IV, monarch of Kingdom of Cochin died at Benaras.

References

  1. ^ Everyman's Dictionary of Dates; 6th ed. J. M. Dent, 1971; p. 255
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