Permanent historical records · Updated 2026-11-03

1897 in India

Explore 3 historical events and records for India in 1897.

Historical records for India in 1897

Sorted by month and day. Records with no month are shown last. Showing 3 of 3 unique records.

3Unique records
1 of 1Page
3Named events on this page
3Named people on this page
2Places on this page

February

Birth of Zakir Hussain

Husain, Zakir · Government / Government of India

Zakir Husain is born and later becomes the third President of India.

Other events (month unknown)

Birth of Vengalil Krishan Krishna Menon

Menon, Vengalil Krishan Krishna · Calicut · Politics / India League

Birth of Vengalil Krishan Krishna Menon

Microwave Research

Bose, Jagadish Chandra · London · Physicist · Science / Physics

Jagadish Chandra Bose presents his microwave apparatus and research on short electromagnetic waves at the Royal Institution in London.

How these records were prepared

Generated from the World History Database historical_events table. Identical display records are collapsed; descriptions otherwise retain the stored text. Coverage and source quality vary. Check primary and specialist sources before citing individual historical claims.