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Historical Event on 8/30/1659

Aurangzeb plotted the death of his brother Dara Shikoh and beheaded him. He was buried in a vault under the dome of Humayun's tomb.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/2/1993Allahabad court allows 'darshan' at Ayodhya.
12/14/1920Akali Dal established.
1/12/1757Captain Eyre Coote from the Portuguese was captured in Bandel.
7/4/1933Mahatma Gandhi sentenced to one year imprisonment.
7/15/1992Lucknow High Court stays any construction activity near the disputed temple in Ayodhya.
12/16/1867Amy Carmichael, Scotch Irish missionary, was born. She went to India in 1895 under the Zenana Missionary Society, remaining there without furlough until her death 56 years later. An invalid during her last 20 years, she worked to rescue children from the Hindus.
1/1/1972Indian states abolished the previous rulers of Privy purses and privileges.
8/22/1922Alluri Seetaram Raju inspired and organised the tribals to wage a war against the British. Raju's army raided Chintapalli police station and there was regular warfare between him and the British forces.
12/14/1984First MIG 27M aircraft assembled by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. takes off.
7/17/1979Jagjivan Ram elected Janata parliamentary party leader. Charan Singh is PM heading Janatha (S)-Congress coalition and Jagjivan Ram is leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha.