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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 |
| 11/5/1998 | India and Pakistan agree to continue their talks on the Tulbul navigator project on the Jhelum in Kashmir, despite differences over various provisions of the Indus Water Treaty of 1960. |
| 4/21/1996 | Sanjay Thapar of the IAF (leader) becomes first Indian to parachute down to geometric North pole and unfurl the flag. |
| 4/21/1996 | Sultan Ghiyasu'd-din Tughluq Shah, emperor of Delhi, passed away. |
| 2/14/1901 | Sambamurty Pichhu, music teacher, was born. |
| 11/20/1947 | Parliament gives Indian government censorship powers over press at New Delhi. |
| 12/22/1947 | Dilip Rasiklal Doshi, cricketer (India's main slow lefty post-Bedi), was born in Rajkot. |
| 7/5/1905 | Lord Curzon joined the part of Bengal to Asam and divided Bengal. |
| 11/17/1991 | Sharad Pawar wins in Baramati. |
| 2/16/1944 | Dadasaheb Phalke passed away in Nasik at the age of 74. He is remembered as the 'Father of Indian Cinema'. He produced India's first feature Film, 'Raja Harishchandra'. He was Director, Producer, Writer, Editor & Laboratorian. Dada Saheb Phalke Award issued by Government of India is given in his memory. |
| 1/18/1978 | Shri Bhim Sen Sachar, freedom fighter, leader and Chief Minister of Punjab, passed away. |
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