1546 AD
Arrival of Srimanta Sankardev at Barpeta
1547 AD
Construction of the land route known as Gohai Kamal Ali through Bijaynagar
1553 AD
King Naranarayan of Koch established a sub-capital at Ghilanagar for 12 years
1555 AD
Srimanta Sankardev visited Ghilanagar and Howly and met King Naranarayan
1563 AD
King Naranarayan invaded the Ahom kingdom and brought artisans to establish Barnagar, Bhawanipur, Kaljhar and Navanagar
1565 AD
Naranarayan abandoned the sub-capital and returned to Cooch Behar
1575 AD
Birth of Padmapriya, daughter of Gopal Ata, considered Assam's first female poet
1581 AD
Raghu Rai constructed the Ghila-Bijaypur Fort encompassing Ghilanagar and Bijaypur
1587 AD
Death of King Naranarayan
1589 AD
Establishment of Kaljhar Satra
1596 AD
First celebration of Dol Utsav at Barpeta Satra
1603 AD
Death of King Raghu Rai
1603–1610 AD
Establishment of Parabhural Satra
1600–1615 AD
Establishment of Ghilajari Satra
1611 AD
Demise of Gopal Ata at Kaljhar, Howly
1616 AD
Death of King Parikshit Narayan, son of Raghu Rai
1659 AD
Ghila-Bijaypur came under complete Ahom control
1679 AD
Establishment of Namatighat Satra by Mukunda Dev
1823 AD
Capital of King Chandibarua destroyed during the third Burmese invasion
1826 AD
Treaty of Yandaboo brought the entire Barpeta region under British rule
1834 AD
British selected elevated land in Howly to establish a Sub-Divisional Headquarters
Before 1840 AD
British modified Gohai Kamal Ali and constructed Uttar Sadar Ali through Howly
1840 AD
British built a Dak Bungalow at Halapakuri, Howly
1841 AD
Bridge constructed over the Chaulkhowa River to improve travel through Howly
1881 AD
Establishment of Rakhial Gosai Than in Howly Gaon
1897 AD
A major earthquake changed the geography of Assam and migration to the Howly region began
1900 AD
Beginning of Howly market and publication of Monomoti, a historical document of Howly
1907 AD
Eastern Bengal Railway passed through Barpeta district
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1909 AD
Establishment of Howly Town Jama Masjid
1910 AD
First primary school established in Howly by Moinaram Pandit and Gayaram Nath Pandit
1919 AD
Construction of the Howly–Barpeta Road connecting route
1921 AD
Sub-office of Howly Post Office established
1922 AD
Primary Madrassa established at Halapakuri by Nur Muhammad Khan; children's magazine Akon published
1925 AD
Formation of Howly's first drama troupe, Moiramara Opera
1926 AD
Pancharatna Farm established
1927 AD
Railway station established at Barpeta Road; first public Durga Puja celebrated at Howly Middle Market; Howly M.V. School established
1928 AD
Ras Utsav initiated in Howly
1933 AD
Establishment of Seba Sangha
1939 AD
Establishment of Howly High School
1940 AD
First organized football tournament held in Howly
1943 AD
Mahatma Gandhi participated in a freedom movement rally held at Howly
1946 AD
Pancharatna Farm calendar published and Pragati Sangha established
1949 AD
Establishment of Howly Basic Training Centre
1950 AD
Establishment of Howly Normal School
1952 AD
Howly Natya Sangha formed and Government Sericulture Farm established
1954 AD
Construction of Chandibarua Smriti Bhawan
1955 AD
Howly Football Association established
1957 AD
Howly Cooperative Marketing Society established
1958 AD
Monomoti Puthivoral library and Howly Girls' High School established
1960 AD
Foundation of Sankara Adhyayan Chakra, a literary organization
1962 AD
Bhawanipur Development Block Office established and Barbala Higher Secondary School founded
1965 AD
Howly Sports Association formed; Howly Public Cremation Ground and Howly Shiva Mandir established
1966 AD
Howly Branch of Sahitya Sabha and B.H. College established
1968 AD
Barbari Jhar P.C. Pathak M.E. School established
1970 AD
Howly's first mobile theatre group, Sankara Sangam Natya Gosthi, formed
1972 AD
Howly Adarsha Vidyapith High School established
1974 AD
Howly Town Committee established and magazine Bindu published
1977 AD
Electricity supply began in Howly and magazine Aranya was published
1978 AD
Jayanta Sowarani Kala Parishad and Rupkonwar Silpi Samaj formed; Dalagaon Shiva Mandir established
1979 AD
Establishment of Madanmohan Kirtanghar
1980 AD
Foundation of Ramdhenu, a society for literature, culture and sports
1982 AD
Establishment of Aurora Club
1987 AD
Publication of local weekly newspaper Amar Desh
1993 AD
Publication of the magazine Launching