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Historical Event on 9/6/1657
Shahjahan fell ill. His four sons Dara Shikoh, Suja, Aurangzeb and Murad advanced towards Delhi to capture the throne.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/26/1990 | V. Shantaram, veteran film producer, director and Dadasaheb Phalke awardee, died at the age of 90 years in Bombay. |
| 1/31/1949 | Maharajas of Baroda and Kolhapur decide to merge their states with Bombay. |
| 10/19/1921 | Pandurangshastri Athvle, founder of 'Swadhyay Pariwar', was born. |
| 1/7/1761 | Third Battle of Panipat: Ahmed Shah Abdali, the ruler of Afghanistan, defeats the Marathas; Maratha imperialism checked. |
| 4/1/1992 | The 79,698 crore Eighth Plan launched. |
| 1/2/1757 | After the Battle of Plassey, Clive, Britisher, defeated Siraj-ud-Daulah, Mir Jafar, Nawab of Bengal and re-captured Calcutta, after it had been seized by the Nawab of Bengal who had used the ""Black Hole"" to imprison British captives. |
| 3/13/1971 | Fifth General Election of India ends. |
| 6/14/1991 | Punjab was declared ""disturbed area""; army deployed. |
| 6/24/1989 | A majority of opposition members in the Lok Sabha resign on the issue of CAG report on the Bofors gun deal. |
| 12/10/1985 | A. M. Prasad was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 30-04-1987. |
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