Historical Events
First Battle of Panipat
1526 First Battle of Panipat: Central Asian conqueror Babur defeats Sultan Ibrahim Lodi, establishing the Mughal Empire in India
- 1962 9th National Film Awards (India): “Bhagini Nivedita” wins the Golden Lotus
- 1997 I. K. Gujral sworn in as Prime Minister of India
More Indian History
Famous Birthdays
- 1651 Joseph Vaz, Oratorian priest and missionary in Ceylon, born in Benaulim, Goa, Portuguese India (d. 1711)
Famous Deaths
- 1938 Muhammad Iqbal, British East Indies lawyer and Pakistan national hero, dies at 65
- 1938 Allama Iqbal, Indian philosopher and poet, dies at 60
- 2006 T.K. Ramakrishnan, Indian politician (b. 1922)
Shakuntala Devi
2013 Shakuntala Devi, Indian writer and mental calculator known as the “Human Computer”, stops calculating at 83 due to complications from severe respiratory problems
