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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 |
| 1/14/1995 | Ban on VHP re-imposed. |
| 11/9/1972 | Laxmi Poruri, guntur India and tennis star (1994 Futures-College Park), was born. |
| 6/20/1897 | Ratnakant Barkakti, famous Assamia poet, was born. |
| 6/23/1971 | Sriprakash, freedom fighter, prolific writer and member of the AICC, passed away. |
| 8/8/1905 | Dhyanchand, great Hockey player, was born. |
| 6/8/1997 | Prafulla Kumar Mahanta, Assam Chief Minister, has a narrow escape as a powerful remote-controlled bomb exploded in Maligaon area of Guwahati. |
| 7/3/1661 | Portugal gives Tanger & Bombay to English King Charles II. |
| 2/3/1977 | Government relaxes rules of Emergency to permit normal political activity and electioneering. |
| 4/20/1971 | India won Cricket Test Rubber' for the first time after defeating West Indies Cricket Team. |
| 3/8/1948 | Air India International was established for overseas services. |
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