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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
6/18/1995The latest deaths in northern India's hottest weather this century bring the death toll to 525 as temperatures hit 113¦F (45¦C) in New Delhi.
7/19/1763Mir Kasim was defeated in 'Katwa' battle by Britishers.
9/1/1999Dr. S. Srinivasan (58), Director of the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in Thiruvananthapuram, died.
10/19/1888Namakkal Kavignar, Gandhian poet and painter, was born at Mohanur in Salem.
4/11/1999The DRDO has successfully flight tested AGNI-11 with a range of 2000 km, using solid propellant rocket motors in both stages and rail mobile launcher system from its new launch complex in the Orissa Coast. With this launch the country has reached the point of operationalisation of AGNI-11 as a weapon system. (1-1-2000).
9/20/1857British troops conquered Delhi from the Mutineers.
4/19/1998Jayalalitha, AIADMK leader, demands that all ''tainted leaders'' be dropped by the Vajpayee Government or that Sedapatti R. Muthiah be taken back.
12/5/1991The government reduces visa fees for tourists intending to visit India.
7/14/1656Guru Har Kishan, the eight Sikh, was born.
4/10/1982Indian National Satellite (INSAT-1A) launched. First operational multi-purpose communication and meteorology satellite procured from U.S.A.(Cape Canaveral).