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Historical Event on 4/2/1679
Aurangzeb reimposed Jizya Tax to finance the spread of Islam on the Hindus.This Jeziya tax was abolished by Akbar.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/17/1985 | Dattu Phadkar, cricketer (Indian all-rounder, 31 Tests 1947-58), passed away. |
| 1/27/1927 | Michael Craig, actor (Escape 2000, Vault of Horror), was born in Pune. |
| 6/26/1992 | The Tin Bigha corridor leased to Bangladesh as per the Indo-Bangladesh agreement. |
| 1/4/1993 | K. Margabandhu, former UCO Bank chief, was arrested on charges of amassing wealth beyond his means. |
| 11/28/2000 | Ram Vilas Paswan, Union Communications Minister, launches his political outfit 'Janashakti' at a rally in New Delhi. |
| 5/11/1919 | Troops under General Barrett inflicted a sharp reverse today on the invading Afghans at Bagh Springs. The whole of the frontier area was up in arms with tribesmen threatening Landi Khotal and martial law being proclaimed in Peshawar. It was expected however that General Barrett, well equipped with guns and airplanes, would soon control the situation. Reports had been reaching London for some time about the possibility of an Afghan incursion following the murder of the pro-British Emir Habibullah. His third son, Amanullah Khan, who took over the throne, was known to be hostile toward the government of India. |
| 9/10/1623 | Shah Jahan entered Rajputana and raided Amber crossing the Tapti. He arrived near the kingdom of Golconda and from there passed on to Orissa which was surrendered to him. |
| 6/5/1997 | Brahmapuram diesel power project, KSEB's first thermal power project, situated 25 km from Kochi, Kerala commissioned. |
| 2/16/1997 | Ramakrishna Hegde launches a new national political party, Lok Shakti. |
| 9/18/1917 | Sher Singh, educationist and politician, was born at Baghpur (Haryana). |
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