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Historical Event on 4/14/1659
Aurangzeb defeated his brother Dara Shukoh to capture the throne of Delhi.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/22/1902 | Sorabjee Harmasji Colah, (right-hand batsman who batted in India's first two Tests), was born in Bombay. |
| 8/28/1896 | Firak Gorakhpuri, Urdu poet and Gyanpeeth awardee, was born. |
| 1/23/1993 | British PM John Major arrives in India on an official visit. |
| 7/3/1897 | Hansa Mehta, educationist and social reformer, was born at Surat (Gujarat). |
| 9/4/1952 | India returns Peking's famine-relief aid, saying it had political strings attached. |
| 3/28/1991 | IAF men die in an air crash in Bangalore. |
| 11/7/1971 | India admits forces entered Bangladesh to silence artillery. |
| 5/7/1994 | Dr. S.P. Tripathy, Director-General of ICMR, retired after 32 years of distinguished service in the ICMR, and Dr. G.V. Satyavati took over as the new Director-General of ICMR in July 1994. She became the first woman scientist in the country to head not only ICMR but any Research agency in independent India. |
| 12/24/1902 | Shashi Mukhi of Classic Theatre, Calcutta, was the first Indian to record on gramophone. This song was on 25 cms. one sided disc and the lyrics were ""Kanha Jeevan Dhan"" from the play Shri Krishna. The song was recorded by Gramophome and Typewriter Company. |
| 1/8/1981 | India all out for 63 runs in one-day international vs Australia. |
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