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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 – 4 November

1618 Aurangzeb, (Alamgir), the Mughal emperor (1658-1707), was born at Dohad in Gujarat. (however, his date of birth is in dispute 3/11 or 4/11 or...

Today in History – 2 November

1858 Her Majesty Queen Victoria was no longer amused with the Company's loss of control, and India came directly under the Crown of 'Princes, Chiefs...

Today in History – 31 October

1517 Martin Luther sends his 95 Theses to Albrecht von Brandenburg, the Archbishop of Mainz, precipitating the Protestant Reformation 1541 Michelangelo Buonarroti finishes painting "The Last Judgement"...

Today in History – 30 October

1502 Vasco da Gama returns to Calicut, India for the second time. 1883 Swami Dayanand Saraswati, founder of Arya Samaj, died in Ajmer. 1961 Soviet Union tests a 58...

Today in History – 29 October

539 BC King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost 70 years of exile and making...

Today in History – 28 October

1492 Christopher Columbus discovers Cuba and claims it for Spain 1538 The first university in the New World, the Universidad Santo Tomas de Aquino, was established on...

Today in History – 27 October

  1553 Michael Servetus, who discovered the pulmonary circulation of the blood, was burned for heresy in Switzerland. 1612 A Polish army that invaded Russia capitulates to Prince...

Today in History – 26 October

  1774 The first Continental Congress, which protested British measures and called for civil disobedience, concludes in Philadelphia. 1814 British General Governor declared war against Nepal. 1825 The first boat...

Today in History – 25 October

  1296 Saint Gyaneshwar passed away. (Samadhee). 1854 During the Crimean War, a brigade of British light infantry is destroyed by Russian artillery as they charge down a...

Today in History – 24 October

1505 Don Francis-Di-Almeda of Portugal arrived at Cochin as Viceroy of India. 1579 Jesuit father and first Englishman S.J.Thomas Stephens arrived at Goa in a Portuguese ship....

Today in History – 23 October

1824 Rani Chainema fights with the Britishers at a 'Killa' (fort) in Kitur. 1934 Gandhi resigns as leader of the All India Congress. 1943 Netaji Subash Chandra Bose inaugurated...

Today in History – 22 October

1680 Rana Rajsingh, king of Mewad, died. 1746 Princeton University, in New Jersey, receives its charter. 1764 The historic battle of Baksar started. (22nd October or 23rd October). 1796 Sawai Madhav...