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Today in History – 29 May

585 BC A solar eclipse interrupts a battle outside of Sardis in western Turkey between Medes and Lydians. The battle ends in a draw. 1658 Dara Shukoh...

Today in History – 28 May

1414 Khidr Khan Syed, Governor of Lahore, replaced Daulat Khan Lodi on Delhi's throne. 1754 On this day in 1754, a 22-year-old lieutenant colonel of the Virginia...

Today in History – 27 May

1857 Nana Sahib was captured at Kanpur. 1906 Gandhiji writes to his brother Lakshimidas, stating his disinterestedness in worldly possessions. 1906 Maharashtra Sahitya Patrika Day. 1910 Robert Koch, famous French scientist,...

Today in History – 26 May

1739 Afghanistan was separated from the Indian empire as a result of a treaty signed between Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shah and Nadir Shah. 1864 Anxious to create...

Today in History – 25 May

1606 Guru Arjun Dev, spiritual leader of Sikhs and Hindus, was massacred at the instruction of Emperor Jahangir. 1611 Emperor Jahangir married Meherunnisa, widow of Sher Afghan....

Today in History – 24 May

1543 On May 24, 1543, Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus died in what is now Frombork, Poland. The father of modern astronomy, he was the first...

Today in History – 23 May

1701 At London’s Execution Dock, British privateer William Kidd, popularly known as Captain Kidd, was hanged for piracy and murder. 1805 Lord Wellesley, Governer General of India,...

Today in History – 22 May

1545 Sher Shah Sur died. He was fatally wounded in an explosion on Kalanjara fort while preparing for an attack. He introduced the new silver...

Today in History – 21 May

1863 On this day The Siege of Port Hudson began under the commandership of Nathaniel Banks. Port Hudson was considered an important installation for the South since...

Today in History – 20 May

1378 Daud Shah assasinated Mujahid Shah to become the fourth Bahmani Sultan, but himself was murdered by a slave. 1399 Saint Kabir was born. 1498 Portuguese explorer Vasco de...

Today in History – 19 May

1588 A massive Spanish fleet, known as the “Invincible Armada,” set sail from Lisbon on a mission to secure control of the English Channel and...

Today in History – 18 May

1772 Janoji Bhosle, warrior in Peshwa kingdom, passed away. 1775 Warren Hastings expressed doubt on hanging Nandkumar. 1872 Bertrand Russell, great philosopher, mathematician, author and Chairman of the Indian...

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