Historical Events

>Historical Events 1311-04-24 – Gen Malik Kafur returns to Delhi after campaign in South India 1329-08-09 – Quilon the first Indian Diocese was erected by Pope John XXII and Jordanus was appointed the first Bishop 1459-05-12 – Sun City India founded by Rao Jodhpur 1497-07-08 – Vasco da Gama departs for trip to India 1498-05-20 – Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama arrives at Calcutta India 1500-03-09 – Pedro Cabral departs with 13 ships to India 1502-02-12 – Vasco da Gama sets sail from Lisbon, Portugal on his second voyage to India. 1509-02-02 – The Battle of Diu takes place near Diu, India, between Portugal and Turkey. 1509-02-03 – The Battle of Diu, between Portugal and the Ottoman Empire takes place in Diu, India. 1542-05-06 – Francis Xavier reaches Old Goa, the capital of Portuguese...

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Famous Deaths

>1351-03-20 – Mohammed ibn-Tughluq, sultan of Delhi India, dies 1510-03-01 – Francisco d’Almeida, viceroy of India, dies in battle at about 59 1539-03-05 – Nuno da Cunha, Portuguese governor in India (b. 1487) 1605-10-15 – Abul-Fath Djalal-ud-Din, Mogol keizer of India (1556-1605), dies at 63 1627-10-28 – Djehangir/Jahangir, great mogol of India, dies 1629-04-19 – Sigismondo d’India, Italian composer 1631-06-07 – Mumtax Mahal, wife of Shah Jahan of India, her tomb (Taj Mahal) 1666-02-01 – Sjihab al-Din Sultan C Shah Djahan, mogol of India (Taj-Mahal), dies 1680-04-03 – Shivaji, founder of the Maratha Empire, India (b. 1630) 1680-04-17 – Kateri Tekakwitha, first American Indian to receive beatification (b. 1656) 1699-06-22 – Josiah Child, English Governor of the East India Company (b. 1630) 1707-02-20...

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Birthdays

>1483-02-15 – Babur, founder of Mughal dynasty in India (1526-30) 1506-04-07 – Francis Xavier, saint/Jesuit missionary to India, Malaya, & Japan 1542-10-14 – Abul-Fath Djalal-ud-Din, 3rd Mogol emperor of India (1556-1605) 1542-10-15 – Djalalud-Din Mohammed Akbar, emperor of India (1556-1605) 1569-08-31 – Djehangir/Jahangir, great mogol of India 1592-01-05 – Shah Jahan, Mughal emperor of India (1628-58), built Taj Mahal 1592-01-14 – Sjihab al-Din Sultan Choerram Sjah Djahan, leader of India 1618-11-03 – Aurangzeb, [Alamgir], Emperor of India (1658-1707) 1643-10-14 – Bahadur Shah I, Mughal Emperor of India (d. 1712) 1682-07-10 – Bartholomaeus Ziegenbalg, German Lutheran missionary to India (d. 1719) 1685-01-07 – Gerard George Clifford, Dutch director of East India Company 1725-09-29...

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