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Historical Event on 06/22/1555
Humayun crossed the Indus and captured Lahore and ousted Sikandar Suri of Delhi throne.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 06/22/1555 | Alauddin Khilji captured Chittorhgarh after defeating Rana Bhim Singh. Before the capture, Padmini, the beautiful queen along with several hundred females, had sacrificed herself in fire (Jouhar Pratha). This whole battle was fought due to Padmini. |
| 12/31/1943 | Ben Kingsley Scarborough, English actor (Gandhi, Betrayal, Maurice), was born. |
| 7/20/1829 | Jankibai passed away in jail. |
| 4/22/1840 | James Princes, British research scientist and archeaologist, passed away. |
| 5/11/1993 | Toy factory fire kills over 200 people in Bangalore. |
| 9/20/1911 | Sri Ram Sharma Acharya, freedom fighter, social reformer and leader, was born at Auvalkhera, Agra. |
| 9/29/2000 | India loses to Britain in the play off for the fifth and sixth places in the hockey match at the Sydney Olympics. |
| 12/16/1921 | Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation started tunnel construction under Hoogly river. |
| 4/11/1942 | All-India Congress party rejects British offer of dominion status at New Delhi. |
| 4/15/1658 | Raja Jaswant Singh was defeated at Dharmat. He was sent by Shahjahan and Dara Shukoh to resist Aurangzeb's advance towards Agra. |
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