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Today in History – 21 June

1576 Mughal army defeated Rana Pratap Singh in the battle of Haldighat. 1779 On this day in 1779, Spain declares war on Great Britain, creating a de...

Today in History – 20 June

712 Muhammad of Bin Quasim (Kasim), Arabs, attacked on Sindh and captured it. Muhammad defeated and killed King Dahir, Hindu king, at Rawar. 1574 Akbar himself left...

Today in History – 19 June

240 BC Eratosthenes estimated the circumference of Earth using two sticks. 1566 James I, King of England (1603-1625), was born. 1747 Nadirshaha passed away. 1867 Mexican Emperor Maximilian was executed. 1934 The National...

Today in History – 18 June

1633 Revairu Diogu, dictionary creator of Konkani language and Jezoet Priest, died. 1658 Aurangzeb managed to capture the Agra Fort and later arrested his father Emperor Shahjahan. 1812 The...

Today in History – 17 June

1674 Jijabai, mother of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, died. 1756 Nawab Sira-ud-Daulah attacked on Calcutta with 50,000 soldiers and captured it on June 21. 1824 Bureau of Indian Affairs established. 1839 Lord...

Today in History – 16 June

1605 Akbar (Abul-Fath Djalal-ud-Din), Mughal emperor of India (1556-1605), passed away of diarrhoea or dysentery at the age of 63 years. At Akbar's graveside, stood...

Today in History – 15 June

1659 Aurangzeb declared as the Emperor at Delhi. 1776 On this day in 1776, the Assembly of the Lower Counties of Pennsylvania declared itself independent of British...

Today in History – 14 June

1777 During the American Revolution, the Continental Congress adopts a resolution stating that “the flag of the United States be thirteen alternate stripes red and...

Today in History – 13 June

323 Alexander the Great, the young Macedonian military genius who forged an empire stretching from the eastern Mediterranean to India, died in Babylon, at the...

Today in History – 11 June

1776 On this day in 1776, the Continental Congress selected Thomas Jefferson of Virginia, John Adams of Massachusetts, Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania, Roger Sherman of...

Today in History – 10 June

1246 Allauddin Masood Shah, Sultan of Dehli, was thrown off the throne. 1752 On this day in 1752, Benjamin Franklin flied a kite during a thunderstorm and...

Today in History – 9 June

1534 French navigator Jacques Cartier became the first European explorer to discover the St. Lawrence River in present-day Quebec, Canada. In 1534, Cartier was commissioned...

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