Famous Poet & Journalist Rais Amrohvi Died The famous Pakistani scholar, Urdu poet, and psychoanalyst Rais Amrohvi, whose real name was Syed Muhammad Mehdi, passed away on this day in 1988. He was the elder brother of the famous poet Jaun Elia. He was well-known for his style of qatanigari (quatrain writing). The Pakistani newspaper Jang published his quatrains for many decades. His goal was to...
Sultan Aurangzeb Alamgir Stormed The Fort Of Golconda In Hyderabad On this day (21 September 1687 CE {13/14 Dhul Qa’dah, 1098 AH}), the Mughal army under the command of Aurangzeb Alamgir took Golconda in Hyderabad during the early hours of the morning after it had been under siege for over eight months. Sultan Aurangzeb became the most powerful and wealthiest monarch in history following the...
1956 World Water Speed Record Broken On this day, the record for the fastest water speed was broken. Miss Windermere III, driven by 48-year-old solicitor Norman Buckley, set the record for the fastest boat on water during a one-hour run-up Lake Windermere. The boat averaged over 79mph during Buckley's hour on the course. Occupy Wall Street Protest In New York An Occupy Wall Street protest...