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Historical Event on 8/30/1659

Aurangzeb plotted the death of his brother Dara Shikoh and beheaded him. He was buried in a vault under the dome of Humayun's tomb.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/2/1992Six new ministers inducted into the Union Cabinet.
3/2/1952Sindri Fertilizer Factory, Bihar, formally inaugurated by Nehru. It was the first Government owned company.
6/18/1996CBI arrests Sanjeeva Rao, relative of Narasimha Rao, and Prakash Yadav, son of former Union Minister, in the urea scam.
1/30/1999Gopinath Bordoloi was awarded the highest civilian award Bharat Ratna, The Highest Civilian Award in India. 1999.
6/15/1986K. K. Tarapore, cricketer (Test for India 1948), was killed in a motor-scooter accident.
5/20/1878Bahameni Sultan Dawood Shah was assassinated.
7/18/1987Amitabh Bachhan resigns his Lok Sabha membership.
4/8/1973India takes control over Sikkim after anti-government riots.
4/15/1980Six more private sector banks nationalized.
8/1/1998The DMK condemns the BJP-led coalition Government's decision to set up a Multi-Disciplinary Monitoring Agency and rejects the Action Taken Report on the final report of the Jain Commission with reference to Mr. M. Karunanidhi.