{"id":101,"date":"2013-10-14T14:14:18","date_gmt":"2013-10-14T14:14:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.indiavision.com\/about-india\/?page_id=101"},"modified":"2025-11-13T17:19:20","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T17:19:20","slug":"day-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.indiavision.com\/about-india\/indian-history\/day-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Day In History"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This Day in History<\/h3>\r\n \r\n
\r\n Today: July 23, 2026<\/strong> <\/div>\r\n \r\n
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811<\/div>\r\n
\r\n Byzantine emperor Nikephoros I plunders the Bulgarian capital of Pliska and captures Khan Krum's treasury. <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
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1319<\/div>\r\n
\r\n A Knights Hospitaller fleet scores a crushing victory over an Aydinid fleet off Chios. <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
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1632<\/div>\r\n
\r\n Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe, France. <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
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1677<\/div>\r\n
\r\n Scanian War: Denmark\u2013Norway captures the harbor town of Marstrand from Sweden. <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
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1793<\/div>\r\n
\r\n Kingdom of Prussia re-conquers Mainz from France. <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
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1813<\/div>\r\n
\r\n Sir Thomas Maitland is appointed as the first Governor of Malta, transforming the island from a British protectorate to a de facto<\/i> colony. <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
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1821<\/div>\r\n
\r\n While the Mora Rebellion continues, Greeks capture Monemvasia Castle. Turkish troops and citizens are transferred to Asia Minor's coasts. <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
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1829<\/div>\r\n
\r\n In the United States, William Austin Burt patents the typographer, a precursor to the typewriter. <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
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1840<\/div>\r\n
\r\n The Province of Canada is created by the Act of Union. <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
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1862<\/div>\r\n
\r\n American Civil War: Henry Halleck becomes general-in-chief of the Union Army. <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n
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