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Today in History – 16 April

1853 The first Railway Train on Indian sub-continent, while celebrating its birth, covered a streach of 21 miles i.e. 35 kms from Bombay to Thane....

Today in History – 14 April

1469 Guru Nanak Dev, originally known as Nankana Sahib, was born on Baisakhi in a Khatri family in Talwandi Rae Bhoe in Pakistan. Guru Nanak's...

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Today in History – 8 April

563 Buddhists celebrate the commemoration of the birth of Gautama Buddha, the founder of Buddhism, who is believed to have lived in India from 563...

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Today in History – 7 April

1506 Saint Francis Xavier, Jesuit priest, Spanish missionary teaching in India and Japan, was born in the Spanish kingdom of Navarre. 1541 Father Francis Xavier, Spanish founder...

Today in History – 6 April

1606 Prince Khusru after rebelling against his father, Jahangir, fled from Agra. 1664 Sikh Guru Harkhishan Singh, died. 1773 James Mill of Scotland, great philosopher and historian (British India),...

Today in History – 5 April

1581 Mahmud Gawan was appointed as Prime Minister, an office which he held till his execution. 1614 Indian princess Pocahontas marries English colonist John Rolfe. 1663 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj...

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Today in History – 4 October

1795 General Napoleon Bonaparte leads the rout of counterrevolutionaries in the streets of Paris, beginning his rise to power. 1847 Pratapsingh Bhosle, Maratha King, died. 1861 The Union ship...

Today in History – 3 October

1831 Britishers captured Mysore. 1862 At the Battle of Corinth, in Mississippi, a Union army defeats the Confederates. 1880 Sakuntal Sangeet held in Anandodbhav Auditorium in Pune. Annasaheb Kirloskar...

Today in History – 1 October

1574 Guru Amardasji passed away. 1791 In Paris, the National Legislative Assembly holds its first meeting. 1839 The British government decides to send a punitive naval expedition to China. 1847 Annie...

Today in History – 30 September

1207 Rumi, famous Muslim Sufi poet, was born. 1687 Aurangzeb acquired the famous Golconda fort near Hyderabad from the Qutub Shahi Sultan Tana Shah due to the...

Today in History – 29 September

1708 British East India Company and New East India company merged. 1755 Robert Lord Clive founded the British empire in India. 1789 Congress votes to create a U.S. army. 1836 Chamber...

Today in History – 28 September

855 The Emperor Lothar dies in Gaul, and his kingdom is divided between his three sons. 1238 James of Aragon retakes Valencia, Spain, from the Arabs. 1827 A few...

Today in History – 27 September

1703 More than 8,000 people died in a cyclone in England. 1760 Mir Zafar was deposed and his son-in-law Mir Kasim became the Nawab of Bengal. He...

Today in History – 26 September

1777 The British army launches a major offensive, capturing Philadelphia. 1786 France and Britain sign a trade agreement in London. 1820 Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar (Banerji), great Indian educationist, social...

Today in History – 24 September

  1629 Jacques Specx appointed Governor General of Dutch-Indies. 1674 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was second time crowned by 'Tantrik Paddhati'. 1726 King George empowered the company to establish Municipal Corporation...

Today in History – 23 September

63 BC Augustus Caesar, first Roman Emperor, who introduced Pax Romana, the era of peace, was born. 1553 The Sadians defeat the last of their enemies and...

Today in History – 22 September

1422 The Sultan, losing his hold over the army and some members of his aristocracy, very wisely abdicated in favour of his brother Ahmad, who...

Today in History – 21 September

1327 Edward II of England is murdered by order of his wife. 1520 Suleiman (the Magnificent), son of Selim, becomes Ottoman sultan in Constantinople. 1746 French expeditionary army occupies...