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Today in History – 21 April

753 BC According to tradition, on April 21, 753 B.C., Romulus and his twin brother, Remus, found Rome on the site where they were suckled...

Today in History – 19 April

1451 Buhlul Khan Lodi, an Afghan of Lodi tribe, marched down upon Delhi. 1775 The American Revolution began. 1897 First Boston Marathon held 1902 The last and most powerful of a...

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Today in History – 13 April

1699 Khalsa Panth established. 1772 Warren Hastings, who became the president of their Bengal Council, was appointed in the court of Directors of the East India Company. 1796 The...

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Today in History – 12 April

1621 Guru Teg Bahadur Singh, Sikh Guru, was born. 1799 The Church Missionary Society was organized in London under the original name of the Society for Missions...

Today in History – 11 April

1290 Mu'izzu'd-din Kaiqubad was killed in his bed. He was proved to be an inefficient ruler. 1814 Napoleon Bonaparte, emperor of France and one of the greatest...

Today in History – 10 April

1317 Saint Gora Kumbhar passed away. (Samadhee) 1760 Gerard George Clifford, head of East-Indian Company, passed away at the age of 75. 1875 Swami Dayanand Saraswati established the Arya...

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Today in History – 3 June

1818 Maratha wars between British & Maratha Confederacy in India ended. 1864 Some 7,000 Union troops were killed within 30 minutes during the Battle of Cold Harbor...

Today in History – 2 June

1756 Fort William, the English stronghold in Bengal, was surrendered to Siraj-ud-Daulah. 1934 Nissan Motor Company founded. 1908 Sri Aurobindo, freedom fighter, was arrested in Manik Tala Bomb explosion...

Today in History – 1 June

1774 The British government ordered the port of Boston to be closed. 1786 Madras General Post Office started functioning. 1790 A trilateral treaty was signed between Marathas, Britishers and...

Today in History – 31 May

1756 Jose Cusodio Faria was born in Candolim of Goa. He was a revolutionary scientist and also known as Abbe Faria 1818 Samachar Darpan, the first vernacular...

Today in History – 30 May

1431 Hundred Years' War: in Rouen, France, 19-year-old Joan of Arc was burned at the stake by an English-dominated tribunal. 1539 Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto discovered...

Today in History – 29 May

585 BC A solar eclipse interrupts a battle outside of Sardis in western Turkey between Medes and Lydians. The battle ends in a draw. 1658 Dara Shukoh...

Today in History – 28 May

1414 Khidr Khan Syed, Governor of Lahore, replaced Daulat Khan Lodi on Delhi's throne. 1754 On this day in 1754, a 22-year-old lieutenant colonel of the Virginia...

Today in History – 27 May

1857 Nana Sahib was captured at Kanpur. 1906 Gandhiji writes to his brother Lakshimidas, stating his disinterestedness in worldly possessions. 1906 Maharashtra Sahitya Patrika Day. 1910 Robert Koch, famous French scientist,...

Today in History – 26 May

1739 Afghanistan was separated from the Indian empire as a result of a treaty signed between Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shah and Nadir Shah. 1864 Anxious to create...

Today in History – 25 May

1606 Guru Arjun Dev, spiritual leader of Sikhs and Hindus, was massacred at the instruction of Emperor Jahangir. 1611 Emperor Jahangir married Meherunnisa, widow of Sher Afghan....

Today in History – 24 May

1543 On May 24, 1543, Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus died in what is now Frombork, Poland. The father of modern astronomy, he was the first...

Today in History – 23 May

1701 At London’s Execution Dock, British privateer William Kidd, popularly known as Captain Kidd, was hanged for piracy and murder. 1805 Lord Wellesley, Governer General of India,...