Historical Events

Historical Events 1311-04-24 – Gen Malik Kafur returns to Delhi after campaign in South India1329-08-09 – Quilon the first Indian Diocese was erected by Pope John XXII and Jordanus was appointed the first Bishop1459-05-12 – Sun City India founded by Rao Jodhpur1497-07-08 – Vasco da Gama departs for trip to India1498-05-20 – Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama arrives at Calcutta India1500-03-09 – Pedro Cabral departs with 13 ships to India1502-02-12 – Vasco da Gama sets sail from Lisbon, Portugal on his second voyage to India.1509-02-02...

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Famous Deaths

1351-03-20 – Mohammed ibn-Tughluq, sultan of Delhi India, dies1510-03-01 – Francisco d’Almeida, viceroy of India, dies in battle at about 591539-03-05 – 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 631627-10-28 – Djehangir/Jahangir, great mogol of India, dies1629-04-19 – Sigismondo d’India, Italian composer1631-06-07 – Mumtax Mahal, wife of Shah Jahan of India, her tomb (Taj Mahal)1666-02-01 – Sjihab al-Din Sultan C Shah Djahan, mogol of...

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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, & Japan1542-10-14 – 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 India1592-01-05 – Shah Jahan, Mughal emperor of India (1628-58), built Taj Mahal1592-01-14 – Sjihab al-Din Sultan Choerram Sjah Djahan, leader of India1618-11-03 – Aurangzeb, [Alamgir],...

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