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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 – 1 August

1498 Italian explorer Christopher Columbus sets foot on the American mainland for the first time, at the Paria Peninsula in present-day Venezuela. Thinking it an...

Today in History – 28 July

1868 Following its ratification by the necessary three-quarters of U.S. states, the 14th Amendment, guaranteeing to African Americans citizenship and all its privileges, was officially...

Today in History – 27 July

1776 The secret Congressional emissary to France, Silas Deane, wrote a letter to Congress, informing them that he has been successful beyond his expectations in...

Today in History – 26 July

1614 Jahangir captured Mewar from Rana Amar Singh. A treaty was signed in the Mughal court, Rana and his son were treated with exceptional courtesy. 1775 On...

Today in History – 25 July

1813 First boat race started at Calcutta on the Hooghly river where seven sailing boats had competed. 1941 On this day in 1941, the American automaker Henry...

Today in History – 24 July

1206 Qutubu'd-din Aibak (1206-1210) was crowned at Lahore after the death of Muhammad of Ghuri. He was originally a slave of Turkestan. As he started...

Today in History – 23 July

1555 Humayun reconquered Delhi after defeating Sher - Shah Alias Sikandar Suri in Machiwara and Sarhind battles. It was said that he won the crown...

Today in History – 22 July

1678 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj won the fort of Vellore. 1702 The "English Company of Merchants" and the old East India Company was named the "United Company of...

Today in History – 20 July

1296 Allau'd-din Khalji declared himself as King of Delhi after assissinating Jalal'ud-din Khalji. 1531 Tulsidas, Mahakavi Saint, was born. 1636 John Oldham, trader of mass, was murdered by Indians. 1654 Portugal...

Today in History – 16 July

1769 Father Junipero Serra, a Spanish Franciscan missionary, founded the first Catholic mission in California on the site of present-day San Diego. 1790 On this day in...

Today in History – 15 July

1783 Sir Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy, great Indian Merchant, Industrialist and philanthrophist, was born in Bombay. He aided famine relief, financed public works like wells, roads, causeways...

Today in History – 14 July

1099 During the First Crusade, Christian knights from Europe captured Jerusalem after seven weeks of siege and began massacring the city’s Muslim and Jewish population. 1636 Aurangzeb...