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Historical Event on 1/22/1666

Shahjahan (Sjihab Al-Din Sultan C Shah D Jahan), great Mughal emperor, died at the Agra fort as a prisoner, to rest besides Mumtaz in Taj Mahal. Jahanara arranged that Sahjahan be laid.

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2/27/1993Rupee made fully convertible in Man Mohan Singh's third successive budget.
9/30/1981Pakistan Commando soldiers release 66 hostages in Lahore from five Khalistan hijackers and activists of the Dal Khalsa International.
12/14/1864Jagat Narayan, law expert and educationist, was born.
6/25/1999PSCB emerged men's and women's champions in the inter-institutional table tennis in Gandhidham.
9/10/1912B. D. Jatti, former Vice President of India, was born.
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1/31/1997Government raises quantity of gold that can be brought into the country by non-residents to 10 kg. (from the existing 5).