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Today In Indian History - Historical Events of India
| Date | Event Name |
| 4/2/1679 |
Aurangzeb reimposed Jizya Tax to finance the spread of Islam on the Hindus.This Jeziya tax was abolished by Akbar. |
| 4/2/1702 |
Balaji Vishwanath Bhat, first Peshwa, passed away. |
| 4/2/1870 |
Poona Sarvajanik Sabha was found. 95 members from different parts of Maharashtra assembled in Pune during its founding. |
| 4/2/1877 |
Narottam Morarjee, great social reformer and the architect of the modern Indian Shipping, was born at Porbandar. |
| 4/2/1902 |
Gulam Ali Khan Ustad Bade was born. |
| 4/2/1926 |
The worst Hindu-Muslim riots break out in Calcutta. |
| 4/2/1933 |
Sir Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji ""Ranji"", Maharaj, jamsaheb of Nawanagar and noted cricketer, passed away. He was referred as ""The prince of a little state, but the King of a great game"". He scored 989 Test runs with a 1st-class avg. 56. |
| 4/2/1942 |
Andaman Islands, U.S. Army Air Force Flying Fortresses, bomb the Japanese fleet. |
| 4/2/1942 |
Congress rejected the proposal of Sir Stepherd Crips. |
| 4/2/1948 |
Defence Minister announces the establishment of the National War Academy in Kharakvasla, Poona. |
| 4/2/1948 |
Communist leader S.A. Dange arrested in Bombay. |
| 4/2/1953 |
Asaf Ali, lawyer, nationalist and writer, passed away. |
| 4/2/1954 |
Nehru calls for a halt to the build up of nuclear weapons. |
| 4/2/1970 |
Meghalaya, an autonomous hilly state, was established after dividing the hilly areas of Assam. |
| 4/2/1970 |
Privy purses and special privileges of former Indian rulers abolished. |
| 4/2/1980 |
Raj Narain expelled from Lok Dal forms Janata (S) Party. |
| 4/2/1980 |
S. S. Grewal was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 30-04-1981. |
| 4/2/1987 |
Indian Standards Institution becomes Bureau of Indian Standards. |
| 4/2/1991 |
Asom Gana Parishad splits. |
| 4/2/1991 |
Haryana Governor recommends President's rule. |
| 4/2/1992 |
Agajan Baig (Aga), famous Hindi film actor, passed away. |
| 4/2/1993 |
MP High Court quashes dismissal of BJP Government under article 356; the Centre decides to move the Supreme Court. |
| 4/2/1994 |
Governor Bhanu Prakash Singh dismisses Wilfred D'souza Government in Goa. |
| 4/2/1994 |
Ravi Naik sworn in CM. |
| 4/2/1996 |
Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) party registered and recognised. |
| 4/2/1997 |
A division bench of Mumbai High Court holds that a married woman of a joint Hindu family can stake a claim to her father's property. |
| 4/2/1997 |
Sumita Sinha of Dhanbad, (18 years college girl) became a world record holder when a 3,200 kg Ambassador car passed over her. |
| 4/2/2000 |
Guru Granth Sahib is a juristic person and can hold property, says the apex court in a judgment of ''far-reaching consequences and great significance''. |
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| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/21/1931 | Pandit Vishnu Dingambar Paluskar, famous singer and the blind musician of Maharashtra, passed away. |
| 5/4/1993 | Income Tax exemption limit raised to Rs.30,000; Customs duty on certain drugs reduced. |
| 1/7/1685 | Gerard George Clifford, Dutch director of East India Company, was born. |
| 1/25/1999 | Dr. R. Chidambaram, nuclear scientist, among the 14 distinguished personalities chosen for Padma Vibhushan. Sachin Tendulkar and Ruskin Bond get Padma Shri. |
| 7/25/1970 | Pillai A. Thanu, former Chief Minister of Kerala, passed away. |
| 7/25/1970 | Sikh Guru Amardasji, great social worker and teacher, was born at Basare village near Amritsar district. |
| 10/28/1998 | The 1997 B.C. Roy National Award was presented to 18 medical experts. |
| 11/15/1921 | 16 Gurkha troops killed by anti-British rebels. |
| 5/1/1999 | India retained the SAFF Coca-Cola football title in Margao, beating Bangladesh in the final. |
| 12/12/1996 | India and Bangladesh arrive at a settlement to share Ganga water. |
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