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Historical Event on 1/5/1659

Aurangzeb defeated Shah Shuja in the battle of Khawan near Allahabad.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/3/1985The week comprising of five working days was implemented in Central Government Offices for its staff.
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9/11/1987Mahadevi Verma, Gyanpith award winner and one of the greatest luminaries of modern Hindi literature, passed away.
10/4/1999Rest of India won the Zal Irani Trophy in Bangalore.
3/8/2000The Gujarat Government withdraws its January 3 notification, thus reimposing the ban on its employees from participating in RSS activities.
5/27/1996A. B. Vajpayee, PM, seeks vote of confidence in his 12-day old govt.
2/28/1968International City Auroville inaugurated the Aurobindo Ashram in Pondechery.
9/4/1990An all-party meeting refuses to endorse the decision to implement Mandal Commission Report according to which 27\% jobs are reserved for backward communities.
5/17/1974Durgadas, famous Indian journalist, passed away.
8/9/1995India celebrated 53rd anniversary of Quit India movement.