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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...

Today in History – 4 October

1795 General Napoleon Bonaparte leads the rout of counterrevolutionaries in the streets of Paris, beginning his rise to power. 1847 Pratapsingh Bhosle, Maratha King, died. 1861 The Union ship...

Today in History – 3 October

1831 Britishers captured Mysore. 1862 At the Battle of Corinth, in Mississippi, a Union army defeats the Confederates. 1880 Sakuntal Sangeet held in Anandodbhav Auditorium in Pune. Annasaheb Kirloskar...

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