Notable Events, Birthdays & Anniversaries 31 August 2025 Events 1888 First Jack the Ripper murder in London. 1947 Pakistan joins the United Nations . 1997 Princess D…
Read moreNotable Events, Birthdays & Anniversaries 30 August 2025 Events 1146 European leaders launch the Second Crusade. 1963 Hotline established between Washington & Moscow durin…
Read moreNotable Events, Birthdays & Anniversaries 29 August 2025 Events 1842 Treaty of Nanking ends the First Opium War between UK & China. 1949 Soviet Union tests its first atomi…
Read moreNotable Events, Birthdays & Anniversaries 28 August 2025 Events 1845 First issue of Scientific American published. 1963 Martin Luther King Jr. delivers “I Have a Dream” speech…
Read moreNotable Events, Birthdays & Anniversaries 27 August 2025 Events 1883 Final Krakatoa explosion heard 3000 miles away. 1928 Kellogg–Briand Pact signed, renouncing war. …
Read moreNotable Events, Birthdays & Anniversaries 26 August 2025 Events 1883 Krakatoa volcano erupts in Indonesia, causing global climate effects. 1920 19th Amendment gives wom…
Read moreNotable Events, Birthdays & Anniversaries 25 August 2025 Events 1609 Galileo Galilei demonstrates his first telescope to Venetian lawmakers. …
Read moreNotable Events, Birthdays & Anniversaries 24 August 2025 Events 79 AD Mount Vesuvius erupts, destroying Pompeii & Herculaneum. …
Read moreNotable Events, Birthdays & Anniversaries 23 August 2025 Events 1305 William Wallace executed in London after leading Scottish resistance. …
Read moreGanesh Chaturthi, also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi, is a vibrant and grand Hindu festival celebrated across India to honor the birth of Lord Ganesha, the elephant-headed deity of wisdom, prosperity, and good fortune. In 2025, Ganesh Ch…
Read moreImportant Events 1485 – Battle of Bosworth Field: King Richard III of England was defeated and killed, ending the Wars of the Roses. Henry Tudor became King Henry VII, starting the Tudor dynasty. 1639 – Madras (Chennai) Founded: The British East…
Read moreMajor Events 1911 - The Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre in Paris (recovered in 1913). 1945 - Subhas Chandra Bose ("Netaji") reportedly died in a plane crash in Taiwan. 1959 - Hawaii became the 50th state of the United States of …
Read moreMajor Events 1692 - Salem Witch Trials: 5 people executed in Salem, Massachusetts 1812 - USS Constitution defeats HMS Guerriere (“Old Ironsides”) 1942 - Dieppe Raid: Allied forces suffer heavy losses in France 1953 - CIA-backed cou…
Read moreJanuary 1 Jan - Wednesday New Year's Day Restricted Holiday 2 Jan - Thursday Last day of Hanukkah Observance 6 Jan - Monday Guru Govind Singh Jayanti Restricted Holiday 13 Jan - Monday Lohri Observance…
Read moreJanuary 1 Jan (Saturday) New Year's Day, It is a Restricted Holiday. 9 Jan (Sunday) Guru Govind Singh Jayanti, It is a Restricted Holiday. 13 Jan…
Read moreJanuary 1 Jan (Friday) New Year's Day, It is a Restricted Holiday. 13 Jan (Wednesday) Lohri, It is a Restricted Holiday. 14 Jan (Thursday)…
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