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Historical Event on 03/15/1564

Akbar removed 'Jeziya' or toll-tax for his non-Muslim subjects.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/27/1999IAF loses two fighter aircrafts in the Kargil area. Pakistan claims it has Flight Lieutenant Nachiketa in its custody.
6/28/1924Jamshedji Framji Madan ( J. F. Madan ), founder of Madan & Co. and Parsi Theatrical Company, passed away on June 28 at Calcutta.
1/1/1978Samrat (Emperor) Ashoka, Air India's first Jumbo-Jet Boeing 747, after explosion falls into Arabian Sea, killing 213 people. Nobody survived.
8/19/1903Gangadhar Devram Khanolkar, biographer and critic, was born.
3/4/1895Surendra Singh Majithia, great industrialist, was born.
7/9/1979Janardhan Gnanoba Navle, cricketer, 2 Tests for India as WK and 1 catch, passed away.
2/11/1997India and Russia agree on a package of trade and economic cooperation measures, following Foreign Minister I K Gujral's discussions in Moscow.
4/26/1992Gyanapith award winner Prof. V.K.Gokak (82) passes away.
5/17/1991Prabhakar Machve, great litterateur, passed away.
5/10/1996Congress Chief Ministers of Assam, Haryana & Pondicherry resign.