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Historical Event on 6/25/1658

6th Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb arrested his father Shahjahan and put him in Agra Fort Jail.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/12/1964HJT-16, the first Indian jet trainer, made its inaugural flight.
8/30/1908Ganpatrao Tapase, senior freedom fighter and former Governor of Uttar Pradesh and Haryana, was born.
9/4/1997Dharmavir Bharti, great journalist and editor of Dharamyug, died at 6 am.
3/1/1950The population figure for India is announced as 347,340,000.
11/11/1994The Supreme Court stays Karnataka Reservation Act.
2/18/1975Yogesh Shyam, soccer(Football) player, was born.
1/28/1961Foundation-stone of the first factory of H.M.T. wrist watches laid in Bangalore.
3/20/1959For the first time, officials of the Indian government confirmed reports of widespread resistance to the Chinese occupying forces in Tibet. Open warfare erupted in the capital city of Lhasa.
2/7/1997Bal Thackeray, Shiv Sena supremo, found guilty of contempt of court and sentenced to simple imprisonment of one week and a fine of Rs. 2000 by Nagpur bench of Mumbai HC for his statement that ''a judge had demanded a bribe of Rs. 35 lakhs for favouring a litigant''.
10/17/1990S. Bangarappa sworn in as CM of Karnataka following revocation of President's rule.