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Today in History – 30 April

1030 Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni passed away in his capital. 1863 Indian Navy, that was under British East India Company, was sent to join the British Navy. 1870 Dadasaheb...

Today in History – 29 April

1639 Delhi's Red fort construction commenced by laying the Foundation Stone by Shah Jahan. This fort was completed on May 13, 1646. 1848 Raja Ravi Verma, famous...

Today in History – 28 April

1701 John Norris of Britain met Aurangjeb at Parnela in South India. 1740 Thorle BajiRao Peshwa passed away at Raverkhedi near the banks of the Narmada river...

Today in History – 27 April

4977 B.C. On this very day in 4977 B.C.,  according to German mathematician and astronomer Johannes Kepler, considered a founder of modern science,the universe was...

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 – 25 April

1859 At Port Said, Egypt, ground is broken for the Suez Canal, an artificial waterway intended to stretch 101 miles across the isthmus of Suez...

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...

Today in History – 23 April

1504 Guru Angad, Sikh Guru, was born. 1564 The great English dramatist and poet William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-on-Avon on April 23, 1564. It is impossible...

Today in History – 22 April

1812 Dalhousie, governor general of India, was born. 1840 James Princes, British research scientist and archeaologist, passed away. 1915 German forces shock Allied soldiers along the Western Front by...

Today in History – 21 April

753 BC According to tradition, on April 21, 753 B.C., Romulus and his twin brother, Remus, found Rome on the site where they were suckled...

Today in History – 20 April

1777 The first New York state constitution is formally adopted by the Convention of Representatives of the State of New York, meeting in the upstate...

Today in History – 19 April

1451 Buhlul Khan Lodi, an Afghan of Lodi tribe, marched down upon Delhi. 1775 The American Revolution began. 1897 First Boston Marathon held 1902 The last and most powerful of a...

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