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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 – 14 April

1469 Guru Nanak Dev, originally known as Nankana Sahib, was born on Baisakhi in a Khatri family in Talwandi Rae Bhoe in Pakistan. Guru Nanak's...

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Today in History – 8 April

563 Buddhists celebrate the commemoration of the birth of Gautama Buddha, the founder of Buddhism, who is believed to have lived in India from 563...

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Today in History – 7 April

1506 Saint Francis Xavier, Jesuit priest, Spanish missionary teaching in India and Japan, was born in the Spanish kingdom of Navarre. 1541 Father Francis Xavier, Spanish founder...

Today in History – 6 April

1606 Prince Khusru after rebelling against his father, Jahangir, fled from Agra. 1664 Sikh Guru Harkhishan Singh, died. 1773 James Mill of Scotland, great philosopher and historian (British India),...

Today in History – 5 April

1581 Mahmud Gawan was appointed as Prime Minister, an office which he held till his execution. 1614 Indian princess Pocahontas marries English colonist John Rolfe. 1663 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj...

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Today in History – 16 November

1713 Chhatrapati Shahu appointed Balaji Vishwanath, a very remarkable man in Maratha history, as 'Peshwa'.   1860 First group of Indian worker's reached Natal, South Africa. 1921 Nearly 700 Mopalh...

Today in History – 15 November

1492 Christopher Columbus notes 1st recorded reference to tobacco. 1621 Jahangir captured Kakda Fort. 1817 Battle of Yerwada. 1830 Ram Mohun Roy sailed for England. He was the first Indian Brahmin...

Today in History – 14 November

1681 East India Company declared Bengal as a seperate presidency. 1889 Jawaharlal Nehru, first Prime Minister of India, was born. To commemorate his birthday, this day is...

Today in History – 13 November

1642 Battle at Turnham Green outside London: King Charles I vs English parliament. 1780 Shikh leader Maharaja Ranjit Singh, also known as Lion of Punjab, was born...

Today in History – 12 November

764 Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an capital of Chinese Tang Dynasty, occupy for fifteen days 1762 Peshwa surrendered in Battle of Alegaon. 1781 Nagapatnam of South India was captured by...

Today in History – 11 November

1675 Aurangzeb executes Sikh Guru Tegh Bahadur thus beginning the Sikh-Muslim feud that continues to this day. 1793 English pioneer missionary William Carey, 32, reached Calcutta five...

Today in History – 10 November

1659 Chhatrapati Shivaji killed Afzal Khan near Pratapgarh Fort. Afzal Khan was general of Adilshahi forces. Battle of Pratapgarh was the first significant military victory...

Today in History – 9 November

1236 Ruknud-din Firuz Shah, son of Emperor Iltutmish, was assassinated. 1841 Edward VII, King of England (1901-10), was born. 1877 Muhammad Iqbal, Urdu poet, was born in Sialkot (now...

Today in History – 8 November

1661 Guru Har Rai passed away. Second son Har Kishan became the eighth Sikh Guru age of 5 years 4 Months. He passed away at...

Today in History – 7 November

1648 Thirty Years War ends. 1858 Bipinchandra Ramchandra Pal, a powerful revolutionary, and a journalist were born in a place called Silhat (now in Bangladesh). He was...

Today in History – 6 November

1860 Abraham Lincoln elected as the president of United States. He served as the 16th President of the United States from March 1861 until his...

Today in History – 5 November

1509 Don Francis-Di-Almeda of Portugal was succeeded as the Viceroy of Portuguese India by Affonso de Albuquerque, who is regarded as the real founder of...