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Today in History – 20 July

1296 Allau'd-din Khalji declared himself as King of Delhi after assissinating Jalal'ud-din Khalji. 1531 Tulsidas, Mahakavi Saint, was born. 1636 John Oldham, trader of mass, was murdered by Indians. 1654 Portugal...

Today in History – 16 July

1769 Father Junipero Serra, a Spanish Franciscan missionary, founded the first Catholic mission in California on the site of present-day San Diego. 1790 On this day in...

Today in History – 15 July

1783 Sir Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy, great Indian Merchant, Industrialist and philanthrophist, was born in Bombay. He aided famine relief, financed public works like wells, roads, causeways...

Today in History – 14 July

1099 During the First Crusade, Christian knights from Europe captured Jerusalem after seven weeks of siege and began massacring the city’s Muslim and Jewish population. 1636 Aurangzeb...

Today in History – 13 July

1660 Baji Prabhu Deshpande, one of the warriors in Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's kingdom, died. 1787 On this day in 1787, Congress enacted the Northwest Ordinance, structured settlement...

Today in History – 12 July

1295 Savtamali, famous saint, attained 'samadhee'. 1489 Bahlul Khan Lodi, an Afghan and founder of Lodi dynasty, died in Delhi. 1576 Husain Quli, the Governor of Bengal, defeated the...

Today in History – 11 July

1630 Rezabeebeth Sookeas Begum passed away. 1656 Ann Austin and Mary Fisher, two Englishwomen, became the first Quakers to immigrate to the American colonies when the ship...

Today in History – 10 July

1609 The Catholic states in Germany set up a league under the leadership of Maximilian of Bavaria. 1890 Wyoming becomes the 44th state. 1909 Gandhiji arrives in London with...

Today in History – 9 July

1746 French sailor's fleet reached at the bank of Pondichery in India. 1755 E Braddock, British General, was mortally wounded during French & Indian War. 1777 On this day...

Today in History – 7 July

1763 Britishers declared Mir Jafer as Nawab of Bengal. 1797 For the first time in U.S. history, the House of Representatives exercised its constitutional power of impeachment...

Today in History – 6 July

1787 Robert founded Indian Botanic Garden near Calcutta on 273 acres of land. 1837 Ramkrishna Gopal Bhandarkar, a reputed oriental scholar and famous Indian Scientist, was born...

Today in History – 5 July

1658 Aurangzeb arrested Murad. 18574 Baigum Hazrat Mahal again attacked on Lucknow. 1882 Hazrat Inayat Khan (1882-1927), classical singer and Muslim mystic, was born. He was instrumental in bringing...

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