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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 – 21 October

1296 Alauddin Khalji conquered the throne of Delhi. In July declared himself as the Sultan. 1577 Guru Ramdas, Sikh Guru, established Amritsar city. 1789 Ramshastri Prabhune, justice of Peshwa...

Today in History – 20 October

480 BC Greeks defeat the Persians in a naval battle at Salamis. 1752 The grateful Wazir induced the emperor to make Badan Singh the 'Raja' with the...

Today in History – 19 October

1216 King John of England dies at Newark and is succeeded by his nine-year-old son Henry. 1689 Sambhaji's queen Yesubai and her child surrendered the Raigarh Fort...

Today in History – 18 October

1648 The "shoemakers of Boston" the first labor organization in what would become the United States, was authorized by the Massachusetts Bay Colony. 1813 The Allies defeat...

Today in History – 17 October

1777 British Maj. Gen. John Burgoyne surrenders 5,000 men at Saratoga, N.Y. 1859 Keshavlal Harshrai Dhruv, researcher and translator, was born. 1903 7th Madras Infantry was re-established as 67th...

Today in History – 16 October

1813 Battle of Leipzig, largest battle in Europe prior to WWI, Napoleon's forces defeated by Prussia, Austria, and Russia. 1900 Great Britain and Germany sign the Anglo-German Treaty,...

Today in History – 15 October

1542 Akbar Abul-Fath Djalaluddin, third Mughal Emperor of India (1556-1605), was born at Amarkot in Sind under the protection of Rana Virsal. Humayun had also...

Today in History – 14 October

1066 William of Normandy defeats King Harold in the Battle of Hastings. 1705 The English Navy captures Barcelona in Spain. 1773 Britain's East India Company tea ships' cargo is...

Today in History – 13 October

1240 Radiya Sultan, first lady ruler of Delhi throne, passed away in a battle. 1670 Virginia passes a law that blacks arriving in the colonies as Christians...

Today in History – 8 October

876 Charles the Bald is defeated at the Battle of Andernach. 1810 James Wilson Marshall, discoverer of gold in California, was born. 1880 Ernest F E Douwes Dekker, Dutch...

Today in History – 7 October

1586 The Mughal army entered Srinagar where 'Khutbah' was being recited in the name of the emperor. 1708 Guru Govind Singh, tenth and the last Sikh Guru,...

Today in History – 6 October

1696 Savoy Germany withdraws from the Grand Alliance. 1779 Elphinston, historian and administrator of Mumbai province, was born. 1801 Napoleon Bonaparte imposes a new constitution on Holland. 1847 Charlotte Bronte's novel...