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Historical Event on 6/15/1659

Aurangzeb was declared as the Emperor of India at Red Fort Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/3/1975Lalit Narayan Mishra, great freedom fighter, politician, leader, member of the Lok Sabha and Minister of Railways, died at a Railway Hospital in Danapur due to a bomb blast at Samastipur Railway Station a day earlier.
7/28/1924Many deaths were reported and several villages were destroyed due to floods in the south.
2/17/1994Gopikrishna, internationaly famed 'Kathtak' exponent, died at the age of 61 years.
9/18/1967English was adopted the official language of Nagaland .
11/7/1933Gaandhiji commences Harijan-upliftment tour.
9/24/1997I. K. Gujral, Prime Minister, addresses UN General Assembly, stakes India's claim to UN Security Council seat.
8/10/1927Manali Kallat Vainu Bappu, first Indian astronomer, litterateur and Urdu poet, was born at Madras.
9/3/1931Kanhaiya Prasad Sharan, politician, journalist and social worker, was born at Muzaffapur, Bihar.
12/13/1999Dr. V. Kurien gets the Paulos Mar Gregorius Award 1999.
12/11/1845First battle between Britishers and Sikhs. In 1849, Punjab lost its independence. This is referred as the first Anglo-Sikh War.