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Today in History – 31 December

1560 Akbar's Vajir-E-Ajam 'Bairam Khan' was assassinated at Patan, Gujarat by an Afghan assassin Mubarak Khan Lohani ( whose father was slain by Bairam Khan)...

Today in History – 15 December

1675 Guru Tegh Bahadur was beheaded in Delhi by Aurangzeb for his refusal to embrace him. 1749 Shahu Chattrapati, the grandson of Shivaji, died. 1803 East India Company captured...

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Today in History – 31 December

1560 Akbar's Vajir-E-Ajam 'Bairam Khan' was assassinated at Patan, Gujarat by an Afghan assassin Mubarak Khan Lohani ( whose father was slain by Bairam Khan)...

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Today in History – 31 December

1560 Akbar's Vajir-E-Ajam 'Bairam Khan' was assassinated at Patan, Gujarat by an Afghan assassin Mubarak Khan Lohani ( whose father was slain by Bairam Khan)...

Today in History – 16 December

16 December 1515 Affonso de Albuquerque, who is regarded as the real founder of Portuguese power in India, died at the age of 73 years. 16...

Today in History – 15 December

1675 Guru Tegh Bahadur was beheaded in Delhi by Aurangzeb for his refusal to embrace him. 1749 Shahu Chattrapati, the grandson of Shivaji, died. 1803 East India Company captured...

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Today in History – 24 September

  1629 Jacques Specx appointed Governor General of Dutch-Indies. 1674 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was second time crowned by 'Tantrik Paddhati'. 1726 King George empowered the company to establish Municipal Corporation...

Today in History – 23 September

63 BC Augustus Caesar, first Roman Emperor, who introduced Pax Romana, the era of peace, was born. 1553 The Sadians defeat the last of their enemies and...

Today in History – 22 September

1422 The Sultan, losing his hold over the army and some members of his aristocracy, very wisely abdicated in favour of his brother Ahmad, who...

Today in History – 21 September

1327 Edward II of England is murdered by order of his wife. 1520 Suleiman (the Magnificent), son of Selim, becomes Ottoman sultan in Constantinople. 1746 French expeditionary army occupies...

Today in History – 20 September

1388 Firuz Shah Tughluq, the third emperor of Delhi, died at the age of 83. 1784 Packet and Daily, the first daily publication in America, appears on...

Today in History – 19 September

1356 In a landmark battle of the Hundred Years' War, English Prince Edward defeats the French at Poitiers. 1581 Guru Ramdasji died. His son Arjun Dev succeeded...

Today in History – 14 September

1146 Zangi of the Near East is murdered. The Sultan Nur ad-Din, his son, pursues the conquest of Edessa. 1774 Bentik, first Governor General of India, was...

Today in History – 13 September

1500 Pedro Alvaris, Portugese businessman, reached Calicut and established the first European factory in India. 1515 King Francis of France defeats the Swiss army under Cardinal Matthaus...

Today in History – 10 September

1419 John the Fearless is murdered at Montereau, France, by supporters of the dauphin. 1623 Lumber and furs are the first cargo to leave New Plymouth in...

Today in History – 9 September

1513 King James IV of Scotland is defeated and killed by English at Flodden. 1786 George Washington calls for the abolition of slavery. 1812 The first paper currency was...

Today in History – 8 September

1504 Michelangelo's 13-foot marble statue of David is unveiled in Florence, Italy. 1565 Spanish explorers found St. Augustine, Florida, the first permanent European settlement in what is...

Today in History – 7 September

1571 At the Battle of Lepanto in the Mediterranean Sea, the Christian galley fleet destroys the Turkish galley fleet. 1630 The town of Trimountaine in Massachusetts is...