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Historical Event on 1/15/1656

Chhatrapati Shivaji conquered Javali state.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/20/1994Indian ship rescues over 2000 Indian nationals trapped in the embattled Yemen's port city of Aden.
8/15/1947At the stroke of midnight, India is free after 163 years of British Raj. At the same time Muslims win a degree of freedom from Hindus. They have their own separate dominion Pakistan in the British Commonwealth Sect.
11/30/1915Venkat Apparao Gurjad, famous Telgu poet, died.
7/4/1989Union Deputy Ministers were promoted to the rank of Ministers of State.
3/17/1997A Delhi court sentences former Union Minister Kalpnath Rai to 10 years RI.
8/28/1997Election Commission orders that no convicted person will be allowed to contest elections even if an appeal against the conviction was pending in a higher court.
5/22/1961Jnanpeeth Award was instituted and the first award was given in 1965. This award is given for the best creative literary writing by any Indian citizen in any of the languages included in the VIII Schedule of the Indian Constitution. The award carries a cash price of Rs 2.5 lakh, a citation and a bronze momento.
3/27/1942Gandhiji meets Sir Stafford Cripps in New Delhi; later declares Cripps proposals to be a ""post-dated cheque"".
3/1/1908Tata Iron & Steel Company was the first steel company to be established in India.
1/25/1976Surinder Amarnath scores 124 on Test debut during India vs New Zealand at Auckland.