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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 – 2 September

1573 Akbar won the war near Ahmedabad and captured Gujrat. 1666 The Great Fire of London, which devastates the city, begins. 1789 The Treasury Department, headed by Alexander Hamilton,...

Today in History – 1 September

1668 Mumbai was handed over to East India Company by King of England. 1798 England signs treaty with Nizam of Hyderabad, India. 1870 The Prussian army crushes the French...

Today in History – 31 August

1751 Robert Clive, Britisher, at the age of 26 seizes Arcot in modern Tamil Nadu. He also checked the French advance in South India. 1756 The British...

Today in History – 30 August

1569 Salim Mirza Jahangir, fourth Mughal Emperor and son of Akbar, was born at Fetehpur Sikri. (30 or 31). 1617 Rosa de Lima of Peru becomes the...

Today in History – 29 August

70 The Temple of Jerusalem burns after a nine-month Roman siege. 1612 Battle at Surat in India; English fleet beats Portuguese. 1793 Slavery is abolished in Santo Domingo. 1880 Madhav Shrihari...

Today in History – 27 August

1604 Guru Granth Sahib was established in the Golden Temple of Amritsar. 1776 The Americans are defeated by the British at the Battle of Long Island, New...

Today in History – 26 August

1071 Turks defeat the Byzantine army under Emperor Romanus IV at Manzikert, Eastern Turkey. 1429 Joan of Arc makes a triumphant entry into Paris. 1303 Alauddin Khilji captured Chittorhgarh...

Today in History – 25 August

357 Julian Caesar defeats the Alamanni at Strasbourg in Gaul. 1875 "Captain" Matthew Webb becomes the first man to swim across the English Channel. 1888 Allama Mashriqi, Muslim leader,...

Today in History – 24 August

410 German barbarians sack Rome. 1600 East India Company's first ship 'HECTOR' reached at Surat Port. 1608 The first English convoy lands at Surat. 1689 Calcutta city was established. 1891 Thomas Edison files...

Today in History – 23 August

1573 Akbar left for Agra when he received the report of widespread rebellion. He arrived in Ahmedabad by forced marches on the eleventh day. 1711 A British...

Today in History – 19 August

1600 Akbar captured Ahmednagar. 1757 The first rupee coin was minted in Calcutta by the East India Company. 1887 S. Satyamurti, freedom fighter and social worker, was born at...

Today in History – 18 August

1227 Genghis Khan, the Mongol leader who forged an empire stretching from the east coast of China west to the Aral Sea, died in camp...