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NOVEMBER 4
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On This Day 4 November
• 1791: The Western Confederacy of American Indians wins a major victory over the United States in the Battle of the Wabash.
• 1918: In World War I, Austria and Hungary surrendered to Italy.
• 1921: Assassination of Japanese Prime Minister Hara Takashi in Tokyo.
January in History
22 verified historical archives cataloged for January
2 Jan
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7 Jan
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8 Jan
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9 Jan
On this day 9 January
Non-Resident Indian Day (India)
1760: Ahmed Shah Durrani defeated the Marathas at the Battle of Bararighat.
10 Jan
On this day 10 January
1616: British Ambassador Sir Thomas Roe met Jahangir in Ajmer.
11 Jan
On this Day 11 January
1613: Mughal emperor Jahangir allowed the East India Company to set up a factory in Surat.
12 Jan
On this day 12 January
National Youth Day (India)
1705: Satara became the capital of the Maratha Empire.
13 Jan
On this Day 13 January
1610: Galileo discovered Callisto, Jupiter’s fourth satellite.
14 Jan
On This Day 14 January
Magh Bihu (Assam)Maghe Sankranti (Nepal)Maghi (Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh)Makar Sankranti (India)
1641: United East India Company conquered the city of Malacca.
15 Jan
On This Day 15 January
1559: Queen Elizabeth I was crowned Queen of England at Westminster Abbey.
16 Jan
On This Day 16 January
National Religious Freedom Day (United States)
1556: Philip II became the Emperor of Spain.
17 Jan
17 January Historical Compilation Active
18 Jan
On This Day 18 January
1778: Captain James Cook became the first European to reach the Hawaiian Islands.
19 Jan
On This Day 19 January
National Sanctity of Human Life Day
1839: The British East India Company captures Aden.
20 Jan
On This Day 20 January
1562: Marriage of Akbar and Amber Princess Hira Kunwari
21 Jan
On This Day 21 January
1793: King Louis XVI of France was executed on a guillotine for treason.
22 Jan
On This Day 22 January
1760: In the battle at Wandiwash (India), after their victory against the French, the British virtually had no European opponent left in India.
23 Jan
On this day 23 January
1998: Netscape announced Mozilla, with the intention to release Communicator code as open source.
24 Jan
On This Day 24 January
Uttar Pradesh Day (Uttar Pradesh, India): Uttar Pradesh Day is a public holiday in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, which is celebrated on January 24. It marks the day that Uttar Pradesh was formed as a state in 1950, after the independence of India from British rule. On this day, various cultural programs and events are held to celebrate the state's rich history and cultural heritage. There are also parades, competitions, and sports events held to mark the occasion.
1839: Charles Darwin was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society.
25 Jan
26 Jan
On This Day 26 January
Republic Day (India)
1565: Battle between the Vijayanagara Empire and the Deccan Sultan at Talikota. Rama Raya was defeated in this battle and unrestricted Muslim rule began in South India.
27 Jan
On This Day 27 January
International Holocaust Remembrance Day
1825: The U.S. Congress approves Indian Territory (in what is present-day Oklahoma), clearing the way for forced relocation of the Eastern Indians on the "Trail of Tears".
28 Jan
29 Jan
On this day 29 January
Kansas Day (Kansas, United States)
1528: Babur, the founder of the Mughal Empire, defeated the Rana Sanga, the king of Mewar, and captured the fort of Chanderi.
30 Jan
31 Jan
On This day 31 January
Street Children's Day (Austria)
1561: Bairam Khan, patron of Mughal Emperor Akbar, killed in Patan, Gujarat.
February in History
29 verified historical archives cataloged for February
1 Feb
On This Day 1 February
Abolition of Slavery Day (Mauritius)Air Force Day (Nicaragua)Memorial Day of the Republic (Hungary)National Freedom Day (United States)
1797: Lord Cornwallis was sworn in as Governor-General of Bengal.
2 Feb
On this day 2nd February
1788: Pitt's Regulatory Act was was introduced to modify the Indian Administration and put further controls on Government of India after the 1784 Bill.
3 Feb
3 February - This Day in History
Setsubun (Japan)
1509: The Portuguese navy defeats a joint fleet of the Ottoman Empire, the Republic of Venice, the Sultan of Gujarat, the Mamlûk Burji Sultanate of Egypt, the Zamorin of Calicut, and the Republic of Ragusa at the Battle of Diu in Diu, India. Almeida was the first Portuguese to arrive in Bombay by sea in 1509.
4 Feb
On this day 4 February
1628: Shahjahan was enthroned and proclaimed emperor at Agra.
5 Feb
On this day 5 February
1294: Allauddin Khilji conquered Devagiri fort and the Yadav Empire.
6 Feb
On This Day 6 February
1932: Bina Das, a member of the umbrella team at the Calcutta University graduation ceremony, shot Stanley Jackson, the Governor of Bengal.
7 Feb
On This day 7 February
1856: The British annexed Awadh Kingdom. Emperor Wajid Ali Shah was imprisoned.
8 Feb
On This Day 8 February
1785: Warren Hastings, who was the Governor-General from 1774 to 1785, left India.
9 Feb
On this day 9 February
1900: Lawn Tennis Davis Cup trophy began to play.
10 Feb
On this day 10 February
1616: British ambassador Sir Thomas Roe visited Ajmer at the court of Mughal ruler Jahangir.
11 Feb
On This Day 11 February
International Day of Women and Girls in Science
660: Emperor Jimmu formed the nation of Japan.
12 Feb
On This Day 12 February
Darwin Day
1502: Vasco-da-Gama embarked on his second voyage to India from Lisbon, Portugal.
13 Feb
On This Day 13 February
World Radio Day
1630: Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan arrived at Burhanpur in Madhya Pradesh intending to end Adilshahi and Nizamshahi.
14 Feb
On This Day 14 February
Parents Worship Day (parts of India)
1537: Death of Sultan Bahadur Shah of Gujarat from drowning while escaping from the Portuguese.
15 Feb
On This Day 15 February
399: Socrates was sentenced to death.
16 Feb
On This Day 16 February
1659: The first check was withdrawn from a British bank, housed in the National Westminster Bank.
17 Feb
18 Feb
On This Day 18 February
1614: Mughal emperor Jahangir captured Mewar.
19 Feb
On This Day 19 February
Shivaji Jayanti (Maharashtra, India)
1389: Assassination of Sultan Giasuddin Tughlaq II in Delhi.
20 Feb
21 Feb
On This Day 21 February
International Mother Language Day (UNESCO)
1842: George Greeno received a patent for a sewing machine.
22 Feb
22 February - This Day in History
World Thinking Day
1819: Spain sold Florida to the United States for 5 million.
23 Feb
23 February- This Day in History
Republic Day of Guyana
1455: Gutenberg Bible, the first printed book in the West, was published.
24 Feb
24 February- This Day in History
Engineer's Day of Iran.
1739: The Battle of Karnal – Nader Shah forces defeated the army of Muhammad Shah.
25 Feb
25 February- This Day in History
Armed Forces Day of Dominican Republic.
1510: Albuquerque, a Portuguese general, with a surprise attack, captured the fort of Panaji.
26 Feb
26 February- This Day in History
Liberation Day of Kuwait.
1857: First military revolt against the British at Baharampur in West Bengal.
27 Feb
27 February - This Day in History
Doctors' Day in Vietnam.
1844: The Dominican Republic gained independence from Haiti.
28 Feb
28 February - This Day in History
1928: C.V. Raman discovered the Raman Effect, which won him the Nobel Prize and caused the day to be observed as National Science DayNational Science Day:National science day is celebrated on every year on 28 February. National science day is celebrated as one of the main science festivals in India every year during which students of the schools and colleges demonstrate various science projects and national and state science institutions demonstrate their latest research.Objectives Of National Science Day:
1580: The first Christian missionary from Goa came to Fatehpur Sikri, the court of Akbar.
29 Feb
On This Day 29 February
1996 – Faucett Flight 251 crashes in the Andes; all 123 passengers and crew die.1996 – Siege of Sarajevo officially ends.2000 – Second Chechen War: Eighty-four Russian paratroopers are killed in a rebel attack on a guard post near Ulus Kert.2004 – Jean-Bertrand Aristide is removed as President of Haiti following a coup.2008 – The United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence decides to withdraw Prince Harry from a tour of Afghanistan "immediately" after a leak led to his deployment being reported by foreign media.2008 – Misha Defonseca admits to fabricating her memoir, Misha: A Mémoire of the Holocaust Years, in which she claimed to have lived with a pack of wolves in the woods during the Holocaust.2012 – Tokyo Skytree construction completed. It is the tallest tower in the world, 634 meters high, and second tallest artificial structure on Earth, next to Burj Khalifa.
March in History
30 verified historical archives cataloged for March
1 Mar
1 March - This Day in History
Beer Day of Iceland.
1498: Vasco de Gama landed at what is now Mozambique on his way to India.
2 Mar
02 March - This Day in History
Air Force Day of Sri Lanka.
199: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, San Marino, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan joined the United Nations.
3 Mar
3 March - This Day in History
World Wildlife Day.
1575: Mughal emperor Akbar defeated the Bengal army in the battle of Tukaroi.
4 Mar
4 March - This Day in History
National Safety Day
1791: Vermont became the 14th state of the United States.
5 Mar
5 March - This Day in History
1558: Francisco Fernandes first used tobacco to make smoke.
6 Mar
6 March - This Day in History
Independence Day: Ghana
1840: The Baltimore College of Dental Surgery became the first dental college.
7 Mar
7 March - This Day in History
Albania Teacher's Day
1799: Napoleon Bonaparte captures Jaffa in Palestine and his troops proceed to kill more than 2,000 Albanian captives.
8 Mar
8 March - This Day in History
08 March: International Women's Day
1534: Bahadur Shah of Gujarat looted Chittorgarh.
9 Mar
9 March - This Day in History
09 March: Teachers' Day in Lebanon
1776: Publication of Adam Smith’s famous book on economics, ‘The Wealth of Nations’.
10 Mar
10 March - This Day in History
1862: Paper currency notes were introduced in the United States.
11 Mar
11 March - This Day in History
1824: The United States Department of War creates the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
12 Mar
13 Mar
13 March - This Day in History
1781: William Herschel discovered the planet Uranus.
14 Mar
14 March - This Day in History
1931: The first Indian talkie, Alam Ara, was released in Mumbai.
15 Mar
15 March - This Day in History
International Consumer Rights DayWorld Disabled Day
1493: Christopher Columbus returned to Spain on his first expedition to India. He had not only reached India but had also returned from the West Indies.
16 Mar
16 March - This Day in History
1521: Ferdinand Magellan traveled the world to the Philippines.
17 Mar
17 March - This Day in History
Saint Patrick's Day Of Irland
1527: Babur defeated Rana Sangram Singh of Chittorgarh.
18 Mar
18 March - This Day in History
1792: The Treaty of Seringapatam (also called Srirangapatinam or Srirangapatna), Ended the Third Anglo-Mysore War. Its signatories included Lord Cornwallis on behalf of the British East India Company, representatives of the Nizam of Hyderabad and the Maratha Empire, and Tipu Sultan, the ruler of Mysore
19 Mar
19 March - This Day in History
1842: Gopal Hari Deshmukh (Lokhitvadi) started writing 'Shatshat'.
20 Mar
20 March - This Day in History
Independence Day, Tunisia
1602: Establishment of the Dutch East India Company.
21 Mar
21 March – This Day in History
International Day of Forests
1556: Archbishop Thomas Cranmer was burned alive as a punishment for preaching Christianity.
22 Mar
22 March - This Day in History
World Water Day: This day is celebrated all over the word to highlight the water-related issues. In 1993, the United Nations General Assembly designated 22 March as the first World Water Day. The day focuses attention on the importance of universal access to clean water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) facilities in developing countries. The day also focuses on advocating for the sustainable management of freshwater resources.
1739: Nader Shah occupies Delhi in India and sacks the city, stealing the jewels of the Peacock Throne.
23 Mar
23 March - This Day in History
World Tuberculosis Day: This day is celebrated to commemorate the day in 1882 when Dr. Robert Koch discovered the TB bacillus.
1839: The word OK first used in the Boston Morning Post.
24 Mar
24 March - This Day in History
National Tree Planting Day (Uganda)
1307: Ramdevrao Yadav, the emperor of Devagiri, was captured by Malik Kafur and taken to Delhi.
25 Mar
25 March Historical Compilation Active
26 Mar
26 March - This Day in History
Independence Day and National Day (Bangladesh),
1552: Guru Amar Das became the third Guru of the Sikhs.
27 Mar
28 Mar
29 Mar
29 March - This Day in History
Youth Day (Taiwan)
1561: Akbar attacked on Malwa at Sarangpur and defeated Bajbahadar.
30 Mar
30 March - This Day in History
1665: Murarbaji died at Purandar fort during a battle with Dilerkhan.
31 Mar
31 March - This Day in History
Freedom Day (Malta)
1867: Prarthana Samaj was established by Ranade, Bhandarkar and others at Mumbai in 1864
April in History
30 verified historical archives cataloged for April
1 Apr
01 April - This Day in History
April Fools' Day
1669: Aurangzeb deployed Special Forces to demolish temples in northern India.
2 Apr
2 April - This Day in History
Odisha Day (Odisha, India)
1755: Commodore William James captures the Maratha fortress of Suvarnadurg on west coast of India.
3 Apr
3 April - This Day in History
1857: Queen Victoria was declared Queen of India also.
4 Apr
4 April - This Day in History
Children's Day (Hong Kong, Taiwan)
1786: In the British Parliament, Berk alleged 11 corruption charges against Indian Governor-General Warren Hastings.
5 Apr
5 April - This Day in History
National Maritime Day of India: On this day in 1919 navigation history was created when SS Loyalty, the first ship of the Scindia Steam Navigation Company, journeyed to the United Kingdom. National Maritime Day was first celebrated on 5th April 1964. The London-based International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has 158 countries as its members, India became its member in 1959.Christian feast day
1558: Francisco Fernandes first used tobacco to make smoke.
6 Apr
6 April - This Day in History
1606: Khusru Prince and his father Jahangir rebelled and fled from Agra.
7 Apr
7 April - This Day in History
World Health Day
1541: Father Francis Xavier, Spanish founder of the Jesuits, 35, and three friends set sail from Lisbon, Portugal for Goa. They became the first Roman Catholic missionaries to travel to India.
8 Apr
8th April - This Day in History
Buddha's Birthday (Japan only, other countries follow different calendars)
1674: Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj honoured Hansaji Mohite with the degree of 'Hambirrao' and appointed him as Chief General of his Army.
9 Apr
09 April - This Day in History
Konkani Day (Vishwa Konkani Dis) will be celebrated in Goa on April 9, 2016.
1867: A proposal to buy Alaska from Russia was approved by the United States.
10 Apr
10 April - This Day in History
1875: Swami Dayanand Saraswati established the Arya Samaj at Bombay and in 1877 in Lahore.
11 Apr
11 April - This Day in History
World Parkinson's Day
1290: Mu'izzu'd-din Kaiqubad was killed in his bed. He was proved to be an inefficient ruler
12 Apr
12 April - This Day in History
Children's Day (Bolivia)
1606: Great Britain recognized the Union Jack as its national flag.
13 Apr
13 April - This Day in History
1772: Warren Hastings, who became the president of their Bengal Council, was appointed in the court of Directors of the East India Company.
This Day in History on 13th April The historical events hold a lot of value for aspirants ...
14 Apr
14 April - This Day in History
Ambedkar Jayanti (India)
1659: Aurangzeb defeated his brother Dara Shukoh to capture the throne of Delhi.
15 Apr
15 April - This Day in History
Universal Day of Culture
1658: Raja Jaswant Singh was defeated at Dharmat. He was sent by Shahjahan and Dara Shukoh to resist Aurangzeb's advance towards Agra.
16 Apr
16 April - This Day in History
World Voice Day
1853: Boribunder to Thane passenger train service started for the first time in India.
17 Apr
18 Apr
18 April - This Day in History
World Heritage Day
1336: Harihar and Bukka established the Hindu kingdom of Vijayanagar.
19 Apr
19 April - This Day in History
1451: Bahlol Khan Lodi captured Delhi.
20 Apr
20 April - This Day in History
UN Chinese Language Day (United Nations)
1939: Adolf Hitler’s 50th birthday celebrated as a public holiday in Germany.
21 Apr
22 Apr
22 April - This Day in History
International Mother Earth Day
1056: A supernova exploded in the Crab Nebula.
23 Apr
23 April - This Day in History
Khongjom Day (Manipur, India)
1635: The first public school in the United States, Boston Latin School, was founded in Boston.
24 Apr
24 April - This Day in History
National Panchayati Raj Day (India)
1311: General Malik Kafur returns to Delhi after campaign in South India.
25 Apr
25 April - This Day in History
Anzac Day (Australia, New Zealand)
1707: A coalition of England, the Netherlands and Portugal is defeated by a Franco-Spanish army at Almansa (Spain) in the War of the Spanish Succession.
26 Apr
26 April - This Day in History
Union Day (Tanzania)
1933: Nazi Germany’s Gestapo secret police force formed.
27 Apr
27 April - This Day in History
Independence Day (Togo), celebrates the independence of Togo from France in 1960.
1509: Pope Julius II places the Italian state of Venice under interdict.
28 Apr
28 April - This Day in History
Lawyers’ Day (Odisha, India)
1758: The Marathas defeated the Durrani Empire in the Battle of Attock and captured the city
29 Apr
29 April - This Day in History
International Dance Day (UNESCO)
1939: Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose resigned from Congress.
30 Apr
30 April - This Day in History
International Jazz Day (UNESCO)
1492: Spain gave Christopher Columbus his commission of exploration.
May in History
31 verified historical archives cataloged for May
1 May
1 May - This Day in History
Gujarat Day
1707: The Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland merged and formed the Kingdom of Great Britain.
2 May
2 May - This Day in History
Flag Day (Poland)
1907: Riots break out in Rawalpindi and East Bengal, spreading to Punjab.
3 May
3 May - This Day in History
Sun Day (International)
1765: Clive became Governor of Bengal for the second time from England after he returned to Calcutta.
4 May
4 May - This Day in History
Youth Day (Fiji)
1783: Tipu Sultan was enthroned as the ruler of Mysore after the death of Haider Ali in a simple ceremony at Bednur. He continued the Second Mysore War against the English. He defeated many EnglishGenerals like Brithwhite & Col. Bailey. Tipu Sultan signed the treaty at Mangalore on 11th March 1784 A.D. which was known as the Mangalore treaty.
5 May
5 May - This Day in History
Indian Arrival Day (Guyana)
1260: Kublai Khan became the emperor of the Mongols.
6 May
6 May - This Day in History
1529: Babur Shah, Mughal Emperor, defeated Afghan Nawab Nasrat Shah, king of Bengal, on the banks of the Gand and the Ghaghra river.
7 May
7 May - This Day in History
Radio Day, commemorating the work of Alexander Popov (Russia, Bulgaria)
1834: East India Company annexed Coorg. King Raja Veer Rajendra, who was a cruel ruler, after formally declaring a war had captured Durg State.
8 May
8 May - This Day in History
1815: Malaun of Nepal was captured by General David Ochterlony.
9 May
9 May - This Day in History
Liberation Day (Guernsey and Jersey)
1753: Maharaja Surajmal attack on Delhi.
10 May
10 May - This Day in History
Constitution Day (Micronesia)
1526: Babur won the first Panipat battle and entered in North India's capital Agra.
11 May
11 May - This Day in History
1784: Treaty between the British and Tipu Sultan, the ruler of Mysore.
12 May
12 May - This Day in History
1459: Sun City India was founded by Rao in Jodhpur.
13 May
13 May - This Day in History
Rotuma Day (Rotuma)
1648: Construction of the Red Fort at Dehli was completed.
14 May
14 May - This Day in History
Flag Day (Paraguay)
1796: James Philip, an eight-year-old boy from Berkeley, Gloucester, England, vaccinated against the world’s first goddess.
15 May
15 May - This Day in History
1718: The world’s first machine gun was patented by James Puckle.
16 May
16 May- This Day in History
Teachers' Day (Malaysia)
1899: Execution of Indian revolutionary Balkrishna Chafekar.
17 May
17 May - This Day in History
World Hypertension Day
1498: Admiral Dom Vasco-da-Gama (c.1469-1524)-I, Portuguese navigator, arrived in India. He sailed around the Cape of Good Hope to Calicut, Kerala with three vessels and was the first Westerner to sail to India from Europe. (17 or 20).
18 May
18 May - This Day in History
Teacher's Day (Syria)
1775: Warren Hastings expressed doubt about hanging Nandkumar.
19 May
19 May - This Day in History
Hepatitis Testing Day (United States)
1536: Anne Boleyn, the wife of King Henry VIII of England, was beheaded for adultery.
20 May
20 May - This Day in History
1378: Daud Shah assassinated Mujahid Shah to become the fourth Bahmani Sultan, but himself was murdered by a slave.
21 May
21 May - This Day in History
World Anti-Terrorism Day
1819: Bicycle was first seen in New York City, USA.
22 May
22 May - This Day in History
International Day for Biological Diversity (International)
1570: The first atlas, titled Theatrum Arbis Terram, was published, with a total of 70 maps.
23 May
23 May- This Day in History
Constitution Day (Germany)
1805: Lord Wellesley, Governor General of India, issued a permanent provision for the Delhi Mughal Emperor.
24 May
24 May - This Day in History
National Patriots' Day
1844: Samuel Morse, the inventor of the telegraph, send the first sign language message from Washington to Baltimore.
25 May
25 May - This Day in History
Liberation Day (Lebanon)
1606: Guru Arjun Dev, the spiritual leader of Sikhs and Hindus, was massacred at the instruction of Emperor Jahangir.
26 May
26 May – This Day in History
Mother's Day (Poland)
1739: Afghanistan was separated from the Indian empire as a result of a treaty signed between Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shah and Nadir Shah.
27 May
27 May- This Day in History
Maharashtra Sahitya Patrika Day.
1857: Nana Sahib was captured at Kanpur.
28 May
28 May - This Day in History
Menstrual Hygiene Day
1414: Khizr Khan Syed, Governor of Lahore, replaced Daulat Khan Lodi on Delhi's throne.
29 May
29 May - This Day in History
International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers
757: Saint Paul-I began his tenure as Catholic Pope.
30 May
30 May - This Day in History
1498, 30th May: Columbus set out on a trip to America for the third time with 6 ships.
31 May
31 May - This Day in History
World No Tobacco Day (International)
1818: Samachar Darpan, the first vernacular newspaper, was published in Bengali language by Carey and Marshman from Serampore.
June in History
29 verified historical archives cataloged for June
1 Jun
1 June - This Day in History
Mother's and Children's Day (Mongolia)
1676: The Swedish warship Kronan one of the largest ships in the world of its time, sank at the Battle of Öland with a loss of around 800 men.
2 Jun
2 June - This Day in History
Telangana Formation Day: This day commemorates the official formation of Telangana as the 29th state of India, separated from Andhra Pradesh in 2014.
1756: Fort William, the English stronghold in Bengal, was surrendered to Siraj-ud-Daulah.
3 Jun
3 June - This Day in History
Mabo Day (Australia)
1818: Maratha wars between British & Maratha Confederacy in India ended.
4 Jun
4 June - This Day in History
International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression (International)
1784: Elisabeth Thimble became the very first female to fly on a hot air balloon that was untethered.
5 Jun
5 June - This Day in History
Indian Arrival Day (Suriname)
1659: Dara Shukoh celebrated his coronation at Deorai after the final defeat.
6 Jun
6 June - This Day in History
Queensland Day (Queensland)
1674: Coronation of the Shivaji Maharaj, Founder of the great Maratha Empire.
7 Jun
7th June - This Day in History
Journalist Day (Argentina)
1539: Sher Shah defeats Humayun near Buxar at Chausa and becomes emperor of Delhi.
8 Jun
9 Jun
10 Jun
10 June Historical Compilation Active
11 Jun
11 June - This Day in History
Davis Day (Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada)
1770: Great Barrier Reef, Captain James Cook discovered Australia.
12 Jun
12 June - This Day in History
World Day Against Child Labour
1758: French and Indian War: Siege of Louisbourg: James Wolfe's attack at Louisbourg, Nova Scotia commences.
13 Jun
13th June - This Day in History
World Day Against Child Labour, and its related observances
1420: Jalaluddin Feroze Shah ascended the throne of Delhi.
14 Jun
14 June - This Day in History
World Blood Donor Day
1777: The United States adopted the Stars and Stripes flag.
15 Jun
15th June - This Day in History
Global Wind Day (International)
1659: Aurangzeb declared as the Emperor at Delhi.
16 Jun
16 June - This Day in History
1859: Anandram Dhekial Fukun, father of modern Assamia poetry and essay writer, passed away.
17 Jun
17 June - This Day in History
World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought (International)
1631: Mumtaz Mahal, the wife of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, died while giving birth to the 14th child. Taj Mahal was built in her memory.
18 Jun
On This Day 18 June
Autistic Pride Day (International)
1946: Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia headed a demonstration in Londa, Goa, and called for direct action against the Portuguese.
19 Jun
19 June- This Day in History
World Sickle Cell Day (International)
1862: The U.S. Congress prohibits slavery in United States territories, nullifying Dred Scott v. Sandford.
20 Jun
20 June - This Day in History
World Refugee Day (International)
712: Muhammad of Bin Quasim (Kasim), Arabs, attacked on Sindh and captured it. Muhammad defeated and killed King Dahir, Hindu king, at Rawar.
21 Jun
On This Day 21 June
1948: C. Rajagopalachari became the Governor-General of India. He was the last Governor-General of the country.
22 Jun
On This Day 22 June
1633: Pope forced Galileo Galilei to take back his view that the Sun is the center of the universe and not earth.
23 Jun
23 June - This Day in History
United Nations Public Service Day (International)
1661: Princess Catherine of Portugal wed King of England Charles II. Portugal gave island of Mumbai to England as present. The British got Bombay as dowry from Portugal.
24 Jun
On This day 24 June
1793: France adopted the first Republican constitution.
25 Jun
26 Jun
27 Jun
On This Day 27 June
1693: The first magazine for women, the Ladies Mercury, was published.
28 Jun
On This Day 28 June
1838: Coronation of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
29 Jun
On This day 29th June
1801: The first census was carried out in Britain.
30 Jun
On This Day 30th June
1855: Santhal Rebellion started. The rebellion was led by the four Murmu Brothers – Sidhu, Kanhu, Chand, and Bhairav.
July in History
30 verified historical archives cataloged for July
1 Jul
On This day 1 July
Doctors' Day (India)
1781, 1st July: Battle of Porto Novo (now Parangiipei) took place between Sultan Hyder Ali of Mysore and the British army.
2 Jul
On This Day 2 July
World Sports Journalists Day (विश्व खेल पत्रकार दिवस)
1698: Thomas Savery patented the first steam engine.
3 Jul
On This Day 3 July
1754: French and Indian War: George Washington surrenders Fort Necessity to French forces.
4 Jul
On This Day 4 July
The first evening of Dree Festival, celebrated until July 7 (Apatani people, Arunachal Pradesh, India)
1776: Representatives of 13 states of America signed the Declaration of Independence of this country in the city of Philadelphia.
5 Jul
On This Day 5 July
1658: Mughal ruler Aurangzeb imprisoned his elder brother Murad Bakhsh.
6 Jul
On This Day 6 July
1483: Richard III became King of England.
7 Jul
8 Jul
On This Day 8 July
World Oceans Day
1497: Vasco da Gama embarked on his first voyage from Europe to India.
9 Jul
On This Day 9 July
1875: Bombay Stock Exchange, the country’s first stock exchange, was established.
10 Jul
On This Day 10 July
Nikola Tesla Day
1499: The Portuguese explorer Nicolau Coelho returns to Lisbon after discovering the sea route to India as a companion of Vasco da Gama.
11 Jul
On This Day 11 July
World Population Day (International)
1801: The French astronomer John Louis Pons discovered the comet, Pons.
12 Jul
On This Day 12 July
World Paper Bag Day: Paper Bag Day is observed every year on July 12 to reaffirm the much-needed daily use of paper bags over plastic bags. This day is dedicated to spreading awareness of the ill effects of plastic and how detrimental they are to our environment.
1674: The Maratha ruler Shivaji Maharaj signed a treaty of friendship with the East India Company.
13 Jul
On This Day 13 July
1660: Battle in Pavanakhinda.
14 Jul
On This Day 14 July
1789, 14th July: In Paris, citizens attacked the Bastille, a symbol of French state repression, and released seven prisoners. This event was the culmination of the French Revolution.
15 Jul
On This Day 15 July
2003: AOL Time Warner disbands Netscape. The Mozilla Foundation is established on the same day.
16 Jul
On This Day 16 July
1661: The first banknote in Europe was issued by the Swedish bank ‘Stockholms Banco’.
17 Jul
On This Day 17 July
World Day for International Justice (International)World Emoji Day (International)
1802: First printing in Modi script.
18 Jul
19 Jul
On This Day 19 July
1763: Mir Qasim was defeated in the ‘Katwa’ battle by the British.
20 Jul
On This Day 20 July
1807: Nicephore Niepce was patented for the world’s first internal combustion engine.
21 Jul
On This Day 21 July
356 BC: The Temple of Ephesus Artemis, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, was destroyed.
22 Jul
On This Day 22 July
1908: Lokmanya Tilak was sentenced to 6 years in prison for writing an infamous article on the ‘country’s misfortune’.
23 Jul
On This Day 23 July
1555: The Mughal ruler Humayun reached Delhi after defeating Alexander Suri at Sirhind.
24 Jul
24 July Historical Compilation Active
25 Jul
On This Day 25 July
306: Constantine I was proclaimed Roman emperor by his troops.
26 Jul
On This Day 26 July
Kargil Victory Day or Kargil Vijay Diwas (India)
1745: First recorded women’s cricket match at Guildford, England.
27 Jul
On This Day 27 July
1921: Sir Frederick Banting and Charles Best of the University of Toronto succeeded in separating pure insulin.
28 Jul
On This Day 28 July
WORLD NATURE CONSERVATION DAY: In a bid to create a sustainable environment and protect our mother earth, every year on July 28 World Nature Conservation Day is celebrated.
1821: Peru gained independence from Spain.
29 Jul
On This Day 29 July
Mohun Bagan Day
1876: Father Eigen, Dr. Mahendra Sarkar founded the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science.
30 Jul
On This Day 30 July
International Day of Friendship
762: Caliph al-Mansur established the city of Baghdad.
31 Jul
On This Day 31 July
1498: Christopher Columbus became the first European to explore the islands of Trinidad during his third voyage in the Western Hemisphere.
August in History
31 verified historical archives cataloged for August
1 Aug
On This Day 1 August
1774: British scientist Joseph Priestley discovered oxygen gas, corroborating the prior discovery of this element by German-Swedish chemist Carl Wilhelm Scheele.
2 Aug
On This Day 2 August
1763: British troops once again defeated Mir Kasim in 'Giriya' battle.
3 Aug
On This Day 3 August
1678: Robert LaSalle built the first ship in America.
4 Aug
On This Day 4 August
1854: Official use of the Hinomaru flag by Japanese ships.
5 Aug
On This Day 5 August
1604: John Eliot, "Apostle to Indians," Bible translator, baptized.
6 Aug
On This Day 6 August
1905: Chittaranjan Das "Desh Bandhu", freedom fighter and advocate, started an organisation named "Swadeshi Mandali". He also founded magazine named Narayana in 1914 and a Bengali weekly in 1922 and the daily 'Forward'.
7 Aug
On This Day 7 August
1786: The first federal Indian Reservation is created by the United States.
8 Aug
On This Day 8 August
Happiness Happens Day
1876: Thomas Edison received a patent for his mimeograph.
9 Aug
On This Day 9 August
International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples: This day is observed on 9 August each year to raise awareness and protect the rights of the world’s indigenous population.
1329: Quilon, the first Indian Christian Diocese, is erected by Pope John XXII; the French-born Jordanus is appointed the first Bishop.
10 Aug
On This Day 10 August
1581: Akbar, great Mughal Emperor, won Kabul.
11 Aug
On This Day 11 August
National Son’s and Daughter’s Day is celebrated on August 11th brings parents and their children together for quality time.
1347: Alauddin Hasan Gangu assumed royalty and founded the Bahmani Dynasty. The Muslim kingdom of Bahmani dynasty in the south as Sultan Allau'd-din Khalji. He renamed Gulbarga, his capital as 'Hasanabad'.
12 Aug
On This Day 12 August
International Youth Day
1676: Praying Indian John Alderman shoots and kills Metacomet, the Wampanoag war chief, ending King Philip's War.
13 Aug
On This Day 13 August
International Lefthanders Day (International)
1784: East India Company was appointed as the centralised Regulatory Authority through India by Pitt's India Act, which was accepted in British Parliament in England.
14 Aug
On This Day 14 August
Pakistan’s Independence Day is celebrated on 14 August every year.
1842: American Indian Wars: Second Seminole War ends, with the Seminoles forced from Florida to Oklahoma.
15 Aug
On This Day 15 August
Indian Independence Day & Sanskrit Day
1772: Divani and Faujdary courts seperated by East India Company.
16 Aug
On This Day 16 August
1913: the Tohuku Imperial University of Japan became the first university in Japan to admit female students.
17 Aug
On This Day 17 August
1780: Indian Governor General Warren Hastings duel with Francis to settle personal and official quarrels. Francis was wounded but survived.
18 Aug
18 August - Today in History
1800: Fort William College was established at Calcutta.
19 Aug
On This Day 19 August
International Photography Day
295 BC: The first temple to Venus built, the Roman goddess of love, beauty, and fertility.
20 Aug
On This Day 20 August
World Mosquito Day
1597: The first ship of the Dutch East India Company returned from Far East.
21 Aug
21 August - On This Day in History
World senior citizen day: The day is celebrated on August 21 each year and recognizes the achievements of senior citizens worldwide. The day has been globally observed since then. The number of senior citizens is expected to be more than twice what it is now in the next three decades.
1680: Pueblo Indians capture Santa Fe from the Spanish during the Pueblo Revolt.
22 Aug
On This Day 22 August
Madras Day (Chennai and Tamil Nadu, India)
1639: The British East India Company started the city of Madras (now Chennai).
23 Aug
On This Day 23 August
International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition
1573: Akbar left for Agra when he received the report of widespread rebellion. He arrived in Ahmedabad by forced marches on the eleventh day.
24 Aug
On This Day 24 August
International Strange Music Day
1608: The first official English representative landed in Surat, India.
25 Aug
On This Day 25 August
1609: Galileo Galilei demonstrated his first telescope to Venetian lawmakers.
26 Aug
On This Day 26 August
1303: Allauddin Khilji captured Chittorgarh. Alauddin Khilji captured Chittorhgarh after defeating Rana Bhim Singh. Before the capture, Padmini, the beautiful queen along with several hundred females, had sacrificed herself in fire (Jouhar Pratha). This whole battle was fought due to Padmini.
27 Aug
On This Day 27 August
2006: Comair Flight 5191 crashes on takeoff from Blue Grass Airport in Lexington, Kentucky bound for Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta. Of the passengers and crew, 49 of 50 are confirmed dead in the hours following the crash.
28 Aug
On This Day 28 August
National Thoughtful Day: The celebration is meant to bring goodwill in a variety of ways.
1600: Mughals capture Ahmednagar.
29 Aug
On This Day 29 August
1758: The Treaty of Easton establishes the first American Indian reservation, at Indian Mills, New Jersey, for the Lenape.
30 Aug
On This Day 30 August
1574: Ram Das became the 4th Sikh Guru.
31 Aug
On This Day 31 August
1897: Thomas Edison patented the Kinetoscope, the first movie projector.
September in History
29 verified historical archives cataloged for September
1 Sep
On This Day 1 September
1983: Cold War: Korean Air Lines Flight 007 is shot down by a Soviet Union jet fighter when the commercial aircraft enters Soviet airspace, killing all 269 on board, including Congressman Lawrence McDonald.
2 Sep
On This Day 2 September
1573: Akbar won a decisive battle near Ahmedabad and captured Gujarat.
3 Sep
On This Day 3 September
1812: Twenty-four settlers are killed in the Pigeon Roost Massacre in Indiana.
4 Sep
On This Day 4 September
1886: American Indian Wars: After almost 30 years of fighting, Apache leader Geronimo, with his remaining warriors, surrenders to General Nelson Miles in Arizona.
5 Sep
On This Day 5 September
1877: American Indian Wars: Oglala Sioux chief Crazy Horse is bayoneted by a United States soldier after resisting confinement in a guardhouse at Fort Robinson in Nebraska.
6 Sep
On This Day 6 September
1522: A battered Spanish ship with only 15 crewmen left alive reached Seville today after sailing around the world. The Victoria, by Sebastian Del Cano, was the only survivor of the fleet of five ships that set sail three years ago seeking a westward passage to the Indies. Ferdinand Magellan was the commander of the ship.
7 Sep
On This Day 7 September
1812: Marching to Moscow, Napoleon’s forces defeated the Russians at the battle of Borodino, 70 miles (112km) west of the city.
8 Sep
On This Day 8 September
World Physical Therapy Day
1755: French and Indian War: Battle of Lake George.
9 Sep
On This Day 9 September
1543: 9-months-old Mary Stuart became the queen of Scotland.
10 Sep
On This Day 10 September
World Suicide Prevention Day
894: London Taxi driver George Smith was the first person to be convicted for drunken driving.
11 Sep
On This Day 11 September
1297: Scots jointly led by William Wallace and Andrew Moray defeated the English.
12 Sep
12 September Historical Compilation Active
13 Sep
On This Day 13 September
1759: Battle of the Plains of Abraham: the British defeat the French near Quebec City in the Seven Years' War, known in the United States as the French and Indian War.
14 Sep
On This Day 14 September
1803: British General Lake captured Delhi in India.
15 Sep
On This Day 15 September
Engineer’s Day: This day is celebrated in India on 15 September every year to mark the tribute to the Indian Engineer Bharat Ratna Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya.
1948: The Indian Army captures the towns of Jalna, Latur, Mominabad, Surriapet and Narkatpalli as part of Operation Polo.
16 Sep
On This Day 16 September
International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
1913: Kasturba Gandhi was arrested.
17 Sep
On This Day 17 September
1948: The Nizam of Hyderabad surrenders his sovereignty over the Hyderabad State and joins the Indian Union.
18 Sep
On This Day 18 September
1615: Thomas Roe presented himself at Jahangir's court in Ajmer. He left India on February 17, 1618.
19 Sep
On This Day 19 September
International Talk Like a Pirate Day
1513: A Spanish conquistador, Vasco de Balboa, today reached the west coast of America and became the first European to cast his eyes on the western ocean.
20 Sep
On This Day 20 September
1633: Galileo was tried for claiming that the earth revolves around the sun.
21 Sep
On This Day 21 September
1746: French expeditionary army occupies Labourdonnais & Dupleix Madras.
22 Sep
On This Day 22 September
1422: The Sultan, losing his hold over the army and some members of his aristocracy, very wisely abdicated in favour of his brother Ahmad, who is famous in Deccan history as Ahmad Shah Wali.
23 Sep
On This Day 23 September
1803: Second Anglo-Maratha War: The Battle between the British East India Company and the Maratha Empire in India. British-Indian forces defeated the Marathas in the Battle of Assaye.
24 Sep
On This Day 24 September
1629: Jacques Specx appointed Governor General of Dutch-Indies.
25 Sep
On This Day 25 September
1983: Thirty-eight IRA prisoners, armed with six handguns, hijack a prison meals lorry and smash their way out of the Maze Prison.
26 Sep
On This Day 26 September
BC 46: Julius Caesar dedicated a temple to his legendary ancestor Venus Genetrix.
27 Sep
On This Day 27 September
1672: A new British company had been given a monopoly on the African slave trade.
28 Sep
On This Day 28 September
International Day for Universal Access to Information
1837: Bahadur Shah II took over the rule of Delhi.
29 Sep
On This Day 29 September
World Heart Day
1708: British East India Company and New East India company merged.
30 Sep
On This Day 30 September
International Translation Day is observed every year 30 September to raise awareness about the translation profession and to pay tribute to the work of language professionals.
1993: 20,000 are killed in an earthquake in Latur, Maharashtra.
October in History
31 verified historical archives cataloged for October
1 Oct
On This Day 1 October
National Voluntary Blood Donation Day
1864: Cyclone strikes Calcutta: 70,000 killed.
2 Oct
On This Day 2 October
Gandhi Jayanti
1912: Gopal Krishna Gokhale, at the invitation of Gandhi, arrives in South Africa on a 26-day tour; he also visits Tolstoy Farm.
3 Oct
On This Day 3 October
1985: 21st Shuttle Mission (51J)-Atlantis 1-all-military flight launched.
4 Oct
On This Day 4 October
World Animal Day
1977: Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was released from charges of political corruption.
5 Oct
On This Day 5 October
World Teachers' Day
1676: The East India Company got the right to exchange Indian currency from the King of England in Mumbai.
6 Oct
On This Day 6 October
1959: Soviet Luna 3, 1st successful photographic spacecraft, impacts Moon.
7 Oct
On This Day 7 October
1737: A cyclone causes 40-foot waves that were believed to have killed 300,000 in Calcutta, India.
8 Oct
9 Oct
On This Day 9 October
World Post Day: World Post Day is celebrated each year on 9 October to raise awareness among people about the role of the postal sector for people.
1949: The Territorial Army was established.
10 Oct
On This Day 10 October
World Day Against the Death Penalty
1756: British forces led by Governor-General Robert Clive recaptured Calcutta.
11 Oct
On This Day 11 October
1852: The University of Sydney, Australia was established.
12 Oct
On This Day 12 October
International Day Against DRM
1492: Christopher Columbus arrived in the Bahamas in the West Indies. He understood that we had reached India.
13 Oct
On This Day 13 October
International Day for Disaster Reduction
1999: Atal Bihari Vajpayee became the Prime Minister of the country for the third time.
14 Oct
On This Day 14 October
World Standards Day (International)
1026: A. A. Milne’s book Winnie the Pooh was published for children.
15 Oct
16 Oct
On This Day 16 October
World Anaesthesia Day (International)
1905: The provincial state of Bengal was partitioned.
17 Oct
On This Day 17 October
Digital Society Day (India)
1979: Mother Teresa of Calcutta awarded Nobel Peace Prize.
18 Oct
On This Day 18 October
1386: The oldest university in Germany, Heidelberg University was founded.
19 Oct
On This Day 19 October
1216: King John of England died and his 9-year-old son Henry ascended the throne.
20 Oct
21 Oct
On This Day 21 October
Indian Police Commemoration Day (India)
1296: Alauddin Khilji captured the throne of Delhi. In July declared himself as the Sultan.
22 Oct
On This Day 22 October
Fechner Day (International observance)
1633: Battle of Leolulu Bay: The Ming Dynasty defeated the Dutch East India Company.
23 Oct
On This Day 23 October
1707: Meeting of the first Parliament of Great Britain.
24 Oct
On This Day 24 October
United Nations Day
1505: Don Francis-Di-Almeda of Portugal arrived at Cochin as Viceroy of India.
25 Oct
On This Day 25 October
1861: The Toronto Stock Exchange opened.
26 Oct
On This Day 26 October
Intersex Awareness Day
1814: British General Governor declared war against Nepal.
27 Oct
On This Day 27 October
World Day for Audiovisual Heritage
312: Constantine the Great is said to have received the Vision of the Cross.
28 Oct
On This Day 28 October
International Animation Day (ASIFA)
1420: Beijing had officially named the capital of the Ming Dynasty.
29 Oct
On This Day 29 October
World Stroke Day
1851: British Indian Association was established in Bengal with Radha Kanta Dev as president and Devendranath Tagore as the Secretary.
30 Oct
On This Day 30 October
World Orthopaedic Nurses Day
1611: Gustoff II Adolf became King of Sweden at the age of 17.
31 Oct
On This Day 31 October
National Unity Day (India)
1843: Tarkanath Gangopadhyay, first realistic social novelist of Bengal, was born.
November in History
30 verified historical archives cataloged for November
Current Month
1 Nov
On This Day 1 November
Karnataka Rajyotava (Karnataka, India)
1755: An earthquake and tsunami destroyed the Portuguese city of Lisbon, killed at least 60,000 to 90,000 people.
2 Nov
On This Day 2 November
Indian Arrival Day (Mauritius)
1834: On this day a ship named Atlas reached Mauritius with Indian laborers. They celebrated as Indian arrival day.
3 Nov
On This Day 3 November
1605: Salim renamed himself as Jahangir and became the king of Agra.
4 Nov
On This Day 4 November
1791: The Western Confederacy of American Indians wins a major victory over the United States in the Battle of the Wabash.
5 Nov
On This Day 5 November
Kanakadasa Jayanthi (Karnataka, India)
1768: Treaty of Fort Stanwix, the purpose of which is to adjust the boundary line between Indian lands and white settlements set forth in the Royal Proclamation of 1763 in the Thirteen Colonies.
6 Nov
On This Day 6 November
International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict
1763: British army defeated Meerkasim and captured Patna.
7 Nov
On This Day 7 November
Tokhu Emong (Lotha Naga people of India)
1665: The oldest journal, the London Gazette, was first published.
8 Nov
9 Nov
On This Day 9 November
Legal Services Day (India)
1710: Reynier de Klerk, governor-general of Dutch-Indies, baptized.
10 Nov
On This Day 10 November
World Science Day for Peace and Development
1659: Shivaji Maharaj assassinated Afzal Khan at Pratapgad.
11 Nov
On This Day 11 November
National Education Day (India)
1675: Aurangzeb executes Sikh Guru Tegh Bahadur thus beginning the Sikh-Muslim feud that continues to this day.
12 Nov
13 Nov
On This Day 13 November
World Kindness Day
1841: Animal attraction attracted James Brady to study hypnosis.
14 Nov
On This Day 14 November
World Diabetes Day (International)
1681: The East India Company declared a separate princely state of Bengal.
15 Nov
On This Day 15 November
1621: Jahangir captured Kakda Fort.
16 Nov
On This Day 16 November
International day for tolerance
1713: Chhatrapati Shahu appointed Balaji Vishwanath, a very remarkable man in Maratha history, as 'Peshwa'.
17 Nov
On This Day 17 November
World Prematurity Day
1525: Babur came to India , and conquered it through Sindh in his fifth attempt.
18 Nov
On This Day 18 November
1493: Christopher Columbus first saw the island of Puerto Rico.
19 Nov
On This Day 19 November
Women's Entrepreneurship Day
1946: Afghanistan, Iceland, and Sweden joined the United Nations.
20 Nov
On This Day 20 November
World Children’s Day
1789: New Jersey became the first U.S. state to ratify the Bill of Rights.
21 Nov
On This Day 21 November
World Television Day
1832: Wabash College is founded in Crawfordsville, Indiana.
22 Nov
23 Nov
On This Day 23 November
1892: Belgium defeated Arabia in Lomani Congo’s war. Nearly three thousand people died in the war.
24 Nov
On This Day 24 November
Evolution Day (International observance)
1434: River Thames was completely frozen.
25 Nov
On This Day 25 November
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
1667: A devastating earthquake in Shemakha in the Northern Caucasus region of Russia killed 80 thousand people.
26 Nov
On This Day 26 November
1863: US President Abraham Lincoln declared November 26 as Thanksgiving Day.
27 Nov
On This Day 27 November
1001: Mahmud Ghazni defeated the Hindu Shahi ruler Jaipal.
28 Nov
On This Day 28 November
1520: Ferdinand Magellan began crossing the Pacific Ocean.
29 Nov
On This Day 29 November
1729: Natchez Indians massacre 138 Frenchmen, 35 French women, and 56 children at Fort Rosalie, near the site of modern-day Natchez, Mississippi.
30 Nov
On This Day 30 November
1872: The world’s first international football match was played between Scotland and England at Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow.
December in History
26 verified historical archives cataloged for December
1 Dec
On This Day 1 December
World AIDS Day
1835, 1st December: Hans Christian Andersen’s first book of fairy tales published.
2 Dec
On This Day 2 December
International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
1402: The University of Leipzig was established.
3 Dec
On This Day 3 December
International Day of Persons with Disabilities
1790: Lord Cornwallis took away the regulation power from Nawab Murshidabad and Sadar Nizamat was removed from Adalat in Calcutta.
4 Dec
On This Day 4 December
Indian Navy Day
1791: The Observer, the world’s first Sunday newspaper, published.
5 Dec
On This Day 5 December
World Soil Day
1657: Murad, the younger son of Shah Jahan, proclaimed himself king.
6 Dec
On This Day 6 December
National Miner's Day
1756: British troops under Robert Clive occupy Fulta India.
7 Dec
On This Day 7 December
Armed Forces Flag Day
1825: The first steam-powered ship ‘Enterprise’ reached Kolkata.
8 Dec
On This Day 8 December
1740: After a year and a half of battle, the fort of Revdanda conquered by the Marathas from the Portuguese.
9 Dec
On This Day 9 December
International Anti-Corruption Day अंतर्राष्ट्रीय भ्रष्टाचार निरोधक दिवस
1658: Dutch troops occupy harbour city Quilon (Coilan), India.
10 Dec
On This Day 10 December
Human Rights Day (International)
1582: France began to use the Gregorian calendar.
11 Dec
On This Day 11 December
Indiana Day (United States)
1687: Madras' first presidency chartered with a Mayor s court as a Municipal Corporation.
12 Dec
On This Day 12 December
1755: Dutch East India Company arrived at Nicobar.
13 Dec
On This Day 13 December
1232: Iltutmish, the ruler of the Slave dynasty, captured Gwalior.
14 Dec
On This Day 14 December
1819, 14th December: Alabama became the 22nd state of the United States.
15 Dec
15 December Historical Compilation Active
16 Dec
On This Day 16 December
Victory Day (India)
1515: Affonso de Albuquerque, who is regarded as the real founder of Portuguese power in India, died at the age of 73 years.
17 Dec
On This Day 17 December
1715: Banda Bahadur Bairagi, the chief of the Sikhs, surrendered to the Mughals at Gurdaspur.
18 Dec
On This Day 18 December
International Migrants Day
1271: Kublai Khan renamed his empire as Yuan and started a dynasty.
19 Dec
20 Dec
On This Day 20 December
International Human Solidarity Day (International)
1686: After clashes with Mughal soldiers, Jaub Chaarnak left Hoogly and settled in Sutnati.
21 Dec
On This Day 21 December
1788: Sindhia arrested Gulam Qadir and killed him.
22 Dec
On This Day 22 December
National Mathematics Day (India)
1241: Lahore was captured by Bahadur Taul Hulagu Khan, the chief commander of Mongols.
23 Dec
23 December Historical Compilation Active
24 Dec
On This Day 24 December
1762: Gopalrao defeated in the battle of Jamkhindi.
25 Dec
On This Day 25 December
Good Governance Day (India)
336: Christmas was celebrated for the first time in Rome.
26 Dec
26 December Historical Compilation Active
27 Dec
27 December Historical Compilation Active
28 Dec
On This Day 28 December
1612: Galileo recorded the planet Neptune, but classifies it as a fixed star.
29 Dec
On This Day 29 December
1530: Humayun, son of Mughal emperor Babur, succeeded him.
30 Dec
30 December Historical Compilation Active
31 Dec
On This Day 31 December
1492: 100,000 Jews evacuated from the Sicily region of Italy.
Why Study "This Day In History" for UPSC & SSC?
Direct Prelims Prelims Questions
UPSC and State PSCs frequently question landmark statutory anniversaries, constitutional amendment dates, tribal uprisings, and world organizations founded on specific days.
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