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Today in History – 26 April

1479 Vallabhacharya, founder of 'Pushthimarg Panth', was born. 1841 Bombay Gazette began publishing on silk. 1865 John Wilkes Booth was killed when Union soldiers tracked him down to a...

Today in History – 24 April

1311 General Malik Kafur returns to Delhi after campaign in South India. 1800 President John Adams approves legislation to appropriate $5,000 to purchase “such books as may...

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Today in History – 18 April

1336 The famous Vijaynagar Hindu Empire established (1336-1565-1646), Deccan region of South India is founded. European visitors are overwhelmed by the wealth and advancement of...

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Today in History – 17 April

1479 Acharya Surdasji, famous poet in Hindi and great devotee of Lord Krishna, was born. 1675 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj attacked the Fonda fort and won Karwar. 1799 Srirangapatnam was...

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 – 15 April

1794 Moropant Paradkar, great poet of Marathi in Peshwa kingdom, passed away. 1895 Bal Gangadhar Tilak inagurated the Shivaji Mahotsav at Raigad Fort. 1919 British troops killed 400 Indians...

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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...

Today in History – 20 September

1388 Firuz Shah Tughluq, the third emperor of Delhi, died at the age of 83. 1784 Packet and Daily, the first daily publication in America, appears on...

Today in History – 19 September

1356 In a landmark battle of the Hundred Years' War, English Prince Edward defeats the French at Poitiers. 1581 Guru Ramdasji died. His son Arjun Dev succeeded...