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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 – 18 July

64 The great fire erupted in Rome spreading rapidly throughout the market area in the center of the city and destroyed much of the city on...

Today in History – 16 July

1769 Father Junipero Serra, a Spanish Franciscan missionary, founded the first Catholic mission in California on the site of present-day San Diego. 1790 On this day in...

Today in History – 15 July

1783 Sir Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy, great Indian Merchant, Industrialist and philanthrophist, was born in Bombay. He aided famine relief, financed public works like wells, roads, causeways...

Today in History – 14 July

1099 During the First Crusade, Christian knights from Europe captured Jerusalem after seven weeks of siege and began massacring the city’s Muslim and Jewish population. 1636 Aurangzeb...

Today in History – 13 July

1660 Baji Prabhu Deshpande, one of the warriors in Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's kingdom, died. 1787 On this day in 1787, Congress enacted the Northwest Ordinance, structured settlement...

Today in History – 12 July

1295 Savtamali, famous saint, attained 'samadhee'. 1489 Bahlul Khan Lodi, an Afghan and founder of Lodi dynasty, died in Delhi. 1576 Husain Quli, the Governor of Bengal, defeated the...

Today in History – 11 July

1630 Rezabeebeth Sookeas Begum passed away. 1656 Ann Austin and Mary Fisher, two Englishwomen, became the first Quakers to immigrate to the American colonies when the ship...

Today in History – 10 July

1609 The Catholic states in Germany set up a league under the leadership of Maximilian of Bavaria. 1890 Wyoming becomes the 44th state. 1909 Gandhiji arrives in London with...

Today in History – 9 July

1746 French sailor's fleet reached at the bank of Pondichery in India. 1755 E Braddock, British General, was mortally wounded during French & Indian War. 1777 On this day...

Today in History – 8 July

1497 Vasco De Gama departed with his fleet from Lisbon Harbour for a trip to India . 1776 In Philadelphia, the Liberty Bell rang out from the...

Today in History – 7 July

1763 Britishers declared Mir Jafer as Nawab of Bengal. 1797 For the first time in U.S. history, the House of Representatives exercised its constitutional power of impeachment...

Today in History – 6 July

1787 Robert founded Indian Botanic Garden near Calcutta on 273 acres of land. 1837 Ramkrishna Gopal Bhandarkar, a reputed oriental scholar and famous Indian Scientist, was born...