Category: Today in History

Historical Events 1944 British 14th Army frees Imphal, Assam from the Japanese Historic Event 1946

Historical Events 1921 The UK, the Dominions, and India, become the British Commonwealth of Nations

Historical Events 1756 Black Hole of Calcutta: 146 British soldiers, Anglo-Indian soldiers and Indian civilians

Historical Events 1981 India’s APPLE satellite, 1st to be stabilized on 3 axes, launched More

Historical Events 1946 Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia, a Socialist calls for a Direct Action Day

Historical Events Taj Mahal 1631 Mumtaz Mahal dies during childbirth. Her husband, Mughal emperor Shah

Historical Events 2012 30 people are killed and 15 injured after a bus falls into

Historical Events Film Premiere 2001 Indian epic “Laagan” directed by Ashutosh Gowariker, starring Aamir Khan

Historical Events Historic Event 1913 The South African Government pass the Immigration Act, which restricts

Famous Deaths 1927 Henry CK “Clan” Petty-Fitzmaurice, gov of India (1888-94), dies at 82