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Today in History – 31 December

1560 Akbar's Vajir-E-Ajam 'Bairam Khan' was assassinated at Patan, Gujarat by an Afghan assassin Mubarak Khan Lohani ( whose father was slain by Bairam Khan)...

Today in History – 15 December

1675 Guru Tegh Bahadur was beheaded in Delhi by Aurangzeb for his refusal to embrace him. 1749 Shahu Chattrapati, the grandson of Shivaji, died. 1803 East India Company captured...

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Today in History – 31 December

1560 Akbar's Vajir-E-Ajam 'Bairam Khan' was assassinated at Patan, Gujarat by an Afghan assassin Mubarak Khan Lohani ( whose father was slain by Bairam Khan)...

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Today in History – 31 December

1560 Akbar's Vajir-E-Ajam 'Bairam Khan' was assassinated at Patan, Gujarat by an Afghan assassin Mubarak Khan Lohani ( whose father was slain by Bairam Khan)...

Today in History – 16 December

16 December 1515 Affonso de Albuquerque, who is regarded as the real founder of Portuguese power in India, died at the age of 73 years. 16...

Today in History – 15 December

1675 Guru Tegh Bahadur was beheaded in Delhi by Aurangzeb for his refusal to embrace him. 1749 Shahu Chattrapati, the grandson of Shivaji, died. 1803 East India Company captured...

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Today in History – 28 June

1787 Sir Henry G W Smith, leader of British-Indian forces, was born. 1836 On this day in 1836, James Madison, drafter of the Constitution, recorder of the...

Today in History – 27 June

1838 Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay (Chatterjee), famous novelist, "the father of modern Indian fiction" and writer of national song 'Vande Mataram', was born at Katalpara near...

Today in History – 26 June

1243 The Seljuk Turkish army in Asia Minor is wiped out by the Mongols. 1794 The French defeat an Austrian army at the Battle of Fleurus. 1888 Ghanshyam Das...

Today in History – 25 June

1529 Babar reached to his capital Agra after winning Bengal. 1658 6th Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb arrested his father Shahjahan and put him in Agra Fort Jail. 1876 On this...

Today in History – 24 June

1675 In colonial New England, King Philip’s War began when a band of Wampanoag warriors raid the border settlement of Swansee, Massachusetts, and massacre of...

Today in History – 22 June

1555 Humayun crossed the Indus and captured Lahore and ousted Sikandar Suri of Delhi throne. 1880 Nilmoni Phukan, greatest social reformer, prolific writer of Assam, poet, editor,...

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...