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Today In Indian History - Historical Events of India
| Date | Event Name |
| 09/12/1627 |
Ibrahim Adilshah died. |
| 09/12/1686 |
Aurangzeb ended Adilshah's kingdom. The garrison lost heart and surrendered Sikandar who was sent to the state prison at Daulatabad. Bijapur was invested and the city opened its gates to the Mughals. Bijapur as an independent kingdom ceased to exist. |
| 09/12/1779 |
Garibdas, follower of Saint Kabir and founder of 'Garib Panth', died. |
| 09/12/1786 |
Lord Cornwallis was appointed, and became Governor General of India, as well as the Commander-in-Chief Army Officer. |
| 09/12/1898 |
Baldev Prasad Mishra, Hindi litterateur, was born. |
| 09/12/1899 |
T. N. Swaminathan Pillai, master of Karnataka Classical Music, was born. |
| 09/12/1899 |
Vibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay, world famous Bengali novelist, was born. |
| 09/12/1905 |
Anglo-Japanese treaty provides for Japan to help safeguard India at London. |
| 09/12/1912 |
T. A. Ramachandran, cricket Test Umpire of one test during 1948-49, was born in Tamil Nadu. |
| 09/12/1922 |
Chandradhar Sharma Guleri passed away. |
| 09/12/1931 |
Triloki Nath Madan, educationist and journalist, was born at Srinagar, Kashmir. |
| 09/12/1932 |
Vijaya Shriniwas Jahagirdas, famous Marathi story writer and poet, was born. |
| 09/12/1934 |
Shantakumar Jagannath Sharma was born in Garhjamula, Distt. Kangra (Himachal Pradesh). |
| 09/12/1961 |
Nalin Vilochan Sharma, great Hindi critic, died. |
| 09/12/1962 |
Raghav Rangayya, famous Hindi poet, story writer and novelist, died. |
| 09/12/1965 |
Army fights back heavy Indian tank attacks at Pakistan. |
| 09/12/1966 |
Mihir Sen, famous Indian swimmer, crossed Darda Nailes Channel. |
| 09/12/1971 |
Jaikishen, famous Hindi film music director, died. |
| 09/12/1974 |
. C. Yohannan at Teheran, sets record for LJ in 8.07. |
| 09/12/1990 |
Konkan Railway project formally launched with the opening of a project office in Ratnagiri in Maharashtra State. |
| 09/12/1992 |
Mallikarjun Bhimramayya Mansoor, famous Hindustani classical vocalist of Jaipur Gharana, died in Dharward, Karnataka at the age of 81 years. |
| 09/12/1993 |
Former Chief Minister of Gujarat Hitendra Desai died. |
| 09/12/1994 |
UN Secretary General Ghali visits New Delhi. |
| 09/12/1995 |
Heavy rainfall in the Himalaya region, resulting in landslide, claimed 70 lives near Kullu. |
| 09/12/1998 |
Bihar flood toll mounts to 320. |
| 09/12/1998 |
India, Malaysia sign an agreement on cooperation in science and technology in Kuala Lumpur. |
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| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 04/01/2000 | Disinvestment not distress sell, says Prime Minister A. B. Vajpayee at a conference of chief executives of PSUs in New Delhi. |
| 10/02/1972 | Broadcasting of Mumabi Doordarshan started. |
| 03/23/1923 | Shekh Mubarak Ali Ayaj, Sindhi litterateur, was born. |
| 06/18/1946 | Congress Working Committee decides to accept Interim Government scheme. |
| 11/01/1930 | S. R. Bose, cricket test umpire for one test in 1983-84, was born in Bihar. |
| 08/07/1982 | Krishnakanta Radhakant Handique, linguist, educationist, Sanskrit scholar, principal of J.B. College and Padma Bhushan awardee, passed away. He also authored the learned works 'Naisadhacarita', 'Yasastilaka and Indian Culture' etc. His original treatise written in Sanskrit by Somaveda in the 10th century is an encyclopedic work dealing with Jainism and Indian thoughts and culture. |
| 07/08/1996 | Tamil Nadu Govt. moves SC for fresh directions to Karnataka govt. for release of 15 tmc. ft. of water. |
| 12/11/1843 | Robert Koch, famous French scientist, was born in Clausthal village, Germany. |
| 10/10/2000 | The world's first elected woman Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike died of heart attack in Colombo. |
| 05/10/1996 | Congress Chief Ministers of Assam, Haryana & Pondicherry resign. |
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