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Historical Event on 6/25/1658

6th Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb arrested his father Shahjahan and put him in Agra Fort Jail.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/23/1933Mahatma Gandhi was released from government detention in the Poona Civil Hospital after doctors warned that his fast was endangering his life. Gandhi, who undertook the fast eight days ago in protest over being arrested again by British authorities, weighed 90 pounds at the time of his release. There was considerable speculation over what the nationalist leader would do upon regaining his strength, but the common assumption was that he would be arrested again by the British authorities if he resumed his civil disobedience.
9/30/1908Ram Dhari Singh Dinkar, famous Hindi novelist, was born.
9/21/1862Venkat Apparao Gurjad, famous Telegu poet, playwright, story writer, critic and social reformer, was born.
5/14/1978Jagdishchandra Mathur, modern Hindi playwright, passed away.
6/11/1976Indira Gandhi and Brezhnev sign the Moscow Declaration of Friendship and Cooperation.
1/27/1988The first ever helicopter mail service was inaugurated at Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The first flight was from Port Blair to Havelock Island and its inaugurated by the Governer of Andaman and Nicobar Island.
9/25/1922Shri Nath Pai, freedom fighter, Barrister and Member of Parliament, was born in Konkan region of Maharashtra.
4/26/1999The President dissolves Lok Sabha and orders fresh elections.
3/6/1991Chandrasekhar resigns as PM.
7/7/1763Britishers declared Mir Jafer as Nawab of Bengal.