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Today in History – 26 April

1479 Vallabhacharya, founder of 'Pushthimarg Panth', was born. 1841 Bombay Gazette began publishing on silk. 1865 John Wilkes Booth was killed when Union soldiers tracked him down to a...

Today in History – 24 April

1311 General Malik Kafur returns to Delhi after campaign in South India. 1800 President John Adams approves legislation to appropriate $5,000 to purchase “such books as may...

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Today in History – 18 April

1336 The famous Vijaynagar Hindu Empire established (1336-1565-1646), Deccan region of South India is founded. European visitors are overwhelmed by the wealth and advancement of...

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Today in History – 17 April

1479 Acharya Surdasji, famous poet in Hindi and great devotee of Lord Krishna, was born. 1675 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj attacked the Fonda fort and won Karwar. 1799 Srirangapatnam was...

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 – 15 April

1794 Moropant Paradkar, great poet of Marathi in Peshwa kingdom, passed away. 1895 Bal Gangadhar Tilak inagurated the Shivaji Mahotsav at Raigad Fort. 1919 British troops killed 400 Indians...

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Today in History – 22 June

1555 Humayun crossed the Indus and captured Lahore and ousted Sikandar Suri of Delhi throne. 1880 Nilmoni Phukan, greatest social reformer, prolific writer of Assam, poet, editor,...

Today in History – 21 June

1576 Mughal army defeated Rana Pratap Singh in the battle of Haldighat. 1779 On this day in 1779, Spain declares war on Great Britain, creating a de...

Today in History – 20 June

712 Muhammad of Bin Quasim (Kasim), Arabs, attacked on Sindh and captured it. Muhammad defeated and killed King Dahir, Hindu king, at Rawar. 1574 Akbar himself left...

Today in History – 19 June

240 BC Eratosthenes estimated the circumference of Earth using two sticks. 1566 James I, King of England (1603-1625), was born. 1747 Nadirshaha passed away. 1867 Mexican Emperor Maximilian was executed. 1934 The National...

Today in History – 18 June

1633 Revairu Diogu, dictionary creator of Konkani language and Jezoet Priest, died. 1658 Aurangzeb managed to capture the Agra Fort and later arrested his father Emperor Shahjahan. 1812 The...

Today in History – 17 June

1674 Jijabai, mother of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, died. 1756 Nawab Sira-ud-Daulah attacked on Calcutta with 50,000 soldiers and captured it on June 21. 1824 Bureau of Indian Affairs established. 1839 Lord...

Today in History – 16 June

1605 Akbar (Abul-Fath Djalal-ud-Din), Mughal emperor of India (1556-1605), passed away of diarrhoea or dysentery at the age of 63 years. At Akbar's graveside, stood...

Today in History – 15 June

1659 Aurangzeb declared as the Emperor at Delhi. 1776 On this day in 1776, the Assembly of the Lower Counties of Pennsylvania declared itself independent of British...

Today in History – 14 June

1777 During the American Revolution, the Continental Congress adopts a resolution stating that “the flag of the United States be thirteen alternate stripes red and...

Today in History – 13 June

323 Alexander the Great, the young Macedonian military genius who forged an empire stretching from the eastern Mediterranean to India, died in Babylon, at the...

Today in History – 11 June

1776 On this day in 1776, the Continental Congress selected Thomas Jefferson of Virginia, John Adams of Massachusetts, Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania, Roger Sherman of...

Today in History – 10 June

1246 Allauddin Masood Shah, Sultan of Dehli, was thrown off the throne. 1752 On this day in 1752, Benjamin Franklin flied a kite during a thunderstorm and...