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Today in History – 4 April

1786 In British Parliament, Berk alleged 11 corruption charges against Indian Governor General Warren Hastings. 1858 Rani Laxmibai fled to Gwalior through Kalpi after giving a solid...

Today in History – 2 April

1679 Aurangzeb reimposed Jizya Tax to finance the spread of Islam among Hindus.This Jeziya tax was abolished by Akbar. 1702 Balaji Vishwanath Bhat, first Peshwa, passed away. 1870 Poona...

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Today in History – 4 April

1786 In British Parliament, Berk alleged 11 corruption charges against Indian Governor General Warren Hastings. 1858 Rani Laxmibai fled to Gwalior through Kalpi after giving a solid...

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Today in History – 4 April

1786 In British Parliament, Berk alleged 11 corruption charges against Indian Governor General Warren Hastings. 1858 Rani Laxmibai fled to Gwalior through Kalpi after giving a solid...

Today in History – 3 April

1670 Tanaji Malusure, right hand of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, died during the battle of Singhbad fort. 1680 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, great Maratha emperor, patriot, soldier, freedom fighter,...

Today in History – 2 April

1679 Aurangzeb reimposed Jizya Tax to finance the spread of Islam among Hindus.This Jeziya tax was abolished by Akbar. 1702 Balaji Vishwanath Bhat, first Peshwa, passed away. 1870 Poona...

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Today in History – 4 June

1903 Gandhiji launched the weekly journal "Indian Opinion" organised at Phoenix farm near Dur. 1911 Gold was discovered in Alaska’s Indian Creek. 1926 Dalai Lama introduced a tax on...

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...