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Historical Event on 4/2/1679

Aurangzeb reimposed Jizya Tax to finance the spread of Islam on the Hindus.This Jeziya tax was abolished by Akbar.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/19/1998A. B. Vajpayee approves formation of the National Security Council, a new high-power hub, to give policy directions to safeguard the country's security.
4/13/1993Lalitadevi Shastri passed away.
5/18/1772Janoji Bhosle, warrior in Peshwa kingdom, passed away.
8/20/1885First meeting of the Indian National Congress held.
5/25/1999India blasts its way into the global satellite launch vehicle market with the PSLV-C2 deploying two foreign satellites besides the Indian remote sensing satellite, IRS-P4.
8/13/2000The Government announces the opening up of the national long distance communication segment with no restriction on the number of players.
3/5/1989Baba Prithvisingh, founder of Labour Party, passed away.
7/31/1990Charan Singh Rathi at New Delhi sets record for 20 km W. in 1.25.48\_\_.
1/22/1901Nirmal Kumar Bose was born.
2/10/1961P. L. Deshpande played first solo drama 'Batatyachi Chawl'.