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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 – 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,...

Today in History – 22 May

1545 Sher Shah Sur died. He was fatally wounded in an explosion on Kalanjara fort while preparing for an attack. He introduced the new silver...

Today in History – 21 May

1863 On this day The Siege of Port Hudson began under the commandership of Nathaniel Banks. Port Hudson was considered an important installation for the South since...

Today in History – 20 May

1378 Daud Shah assasinated Mujahid Shah to become the fourth Bahmani Sultan, but himself was murdered by a slave. 1399 Saint Kabir was born. 1498 Portuguese explorer Vasco de...

Today in History – 19 May

1588 A massive Spanish fleet, known as the “Invincible Armada,” set sail from Lisbon on a mission to secure control of the English Channel and...

Today in History – 18 May

1772 Janoji Bhosle, warrior in Peshwa kingdom, passed away. 1775 Warren Hastings expressed doubt on hanging Nandkumar. 1872 Bertrand Russell, great philosopher, mathematician, author and Chairman of the Indian...

Today in History – 17 May

1498 Admiral Dom Vasco-da-Gama (c.1469-1524)-I, Portuguese navigator, arrived in India. He sailed around the Cape of Good Hope to Calicut, Kerala with three vessels and...

Today in History – 16 May

1911 Pumping Station of Calcutta was commissioned at Tallah. 1929 On this day in 1929, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences handed out its first...

Today in History – 15 May

1729 Khanderao Dabhade, great warrior in Maratha kingdom, passed away. 1756 The Seven Years War, a global conflict known in America as the French and Indian War,...

Today in History – 14 May

1657 Dharmavir Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj was born at Purandar fort. 1787 On this day in 1787, delegates to the Constitutional Convention begin to assemble in Philadelphia to...

Today in History – 13 May

1648 Construction of the Red Fort at Dehli was completed. 1857 Sir Ronald Ross, bacteriologist, member of Indian Medical service, Nobel awardee and editor of 'Science Progress',...

Today in History – 12 May

1459 Sun City India founded by Rao in Jodhpur. 1666 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj met Aurangzeb and was arrested. 1780 After a siege that began on April 2, 1780, Americans...