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Historical Event on 1/15/1656

Chhatrapati Shivaji conquered Javali state.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/6/1981The worst-ever railway accident took place in Bihar when a train plunged in Samastipur river.
7/17/1996Madras to be known as 'Chennai' henceforth.
8/11/1908Khudiram Bose was hanged on this day in Central Jail at Mujaffarpur, Bihar at the age of 19 years. He along with Prafulla Chaki had planned to bomb the carriage supposed to be carrying Kingsford, unfortunately he was betrayed and was caught and finally was sentenced to death and hanged. This day is observed as ""Martyr's Day"" in memory of the great freedom fighter. Even today the soul stirring songs composed in his honour are sung by Bengali folk-singers.
8/15/1972Postal Index Number (PIN Code) of 6-digits was introduced.
12/28/1995Third Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-1C), carring advanced remote sensing cameras was launched by Russian Molniya launch vehicle. It is still in service.
11/22/1971Indian and Pakistan governments protested violations of national airspace along the western border, but aerial conflict between the respective air arms began, preceding full-scale warfare between India and Pakistan by 12 days.
6/10/1890Sunday introduced as a weekly holiday.
1/18/1990Farooq Abdullah, J&K CM, quits.
4/14/1990Over 90 persons killed in an Airbus crash in Bangalore.
9/18/1941Arjuncharan Srimukh Sethi was born in Odang village in Balasore (now known as Bhadrak) in Orissa.