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Historical Event on 03/15/1564

Akbar removed 'Jeziya' or toll-tax for his non-Muslim subjects.

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3/9/1931Karansingh, politician, was born.
11/21/1971Rebellion in East Pakistan (formerly Bengal). Ten million Bengalis flee to India. Indo-Pak border clashes escalate to war. India defeats West Pakistan. E. Pakistan becomes independent Bangladesh.
10/21/1995Suresh Mehta, Finance Minister in the outgoing Keshubhai Patel ministry, sworn in as the second BJP CM of Gujarat in Gandhinagar, ending the month-long political turmoil.
4/6/1985Bombay beat Delhi by 90 runs to win the Ranji Trophy final.
1/17/1987Tata Football Academy was opened in Tatanagar.
1/20/1992Australia beat India 2-0 to win the World Series Cup.
2/10/1926Rajmata Krishna Kumari, social worker, was born at Dharangadhra.
3/6/1998A Congress(I) Ministry headed by Virbhadra Singh is sworn in at Himachal Pradesh.
8/18/1995Parvati Giri, also called the Little Mother Teresa, died in Orissa. She was 69. She was a social worker and had taken part during the Quit India movement.
11/12/2000Huge voter turnout for Congress Presidential poll. Seven top BSF and IAF officials die after their MI8 helicopter crashes near Lakhpat in the Rann of Kutch in Gujarat.