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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
10/14/1989Election Commission accepted Shiv Sena as a political party.
12/20/1999The Government rejects underworld don Dawood Ibrahim's conditional offer to surrender.
8/8/1991India and Soviet Union extend their treaty of peace, friendship and co-operation for 20 more years.
10/9/1949The Territorial Army of India inaugurated by the Governor General.
1/5/1953Andhra University celebrated its silver jubilee.
2/12/200017 persons, including 12 police personnel, die as naxalites strike terror during the first phase of polling for the Bihar Assembly.
9/3/1916Annie Besant started 'Home Rule' movement.
8/16/1958Pather Panchali' won the top five awards, including feature length motion picture, and got a honorary mention at the Vancouver International Film Festival.
11/22/1872Meera Behn (Medlin Slade), freedom fighter, was born at England.
5/4/1989Ashutosh Mukhopadhyay, famous Bengali litterateur, passed away.