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Historical Event on 1/5/1659
Aurangzeb defeated Shah Shuja in the battle of Khawan near Allahabad.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/22/1991 | Sonia unanimously elected Congress President by the Working Committee. She, however, declined the offer. |
| 4/29/1936 | Zubin Mehta, famous music conductor (NY Philharmonic), was born in Bombay, India. |
| 12/20/1957 | Satyajit Ray's 'Pather Panchali' is declared the best film at the San Francisco Film Festival. |
| 7/2/1999 | In Jammu and Kashmir, nine people are killed by unidentified militants. |
| 11/13/1991 | Supreme Court orders establishment of an all-India judicial service. |
| 7/4/1991 | Fourth test of missile 'Prithvi'. |
| 8/10/2000 | Arjuna Ranatunga, former Sri Lankan cricket captain, retires from international cricket. |
| 1/17/1997 | Government rules out granting dual citizenship to NRIs. |
| 1/17/1997 | Iltutmish, father of Radiya Sultan, died in Delhi. |
| 3/4/1996 | India and EU agree on a plan to boost trade ties. |
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