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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 – 9 June

1534 French navigator Jacques Cartier became the first European explorer to discover the St. Lawrence River in present-day Quebec, Canada. In 1534, Cartier was commissioned...

Today in History – 8 June

632 In Medina, located in present-day Saudi Arabia, Muhammad, one of the most influential religious and political leaders in history, dies in the arms of...

Today in History – 7 June

1539 Sher Shah defeated Humayun near Buxar at Chausa and became emperor of Delhi. 1606 Guru Arjundev, fifth Guru of Sikhs, passed away. 1631 Begum Mumtaj Mahal, wife of...

Today in History – 6 June

1596 Sikh Guru Har Govindji, the sixth sikh guru, was born. He fashioned a military role for the Sikhs. 1683 The Ashmolean, the world’s first university museum,...

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...