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Historical Event on 7/21/1658

Aurangzeb celebrated his being the emperor of Mugal Empire at Delhi. He was informally enthroned.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/1/1990Constitution's 75th amendment bill to extend President's rule in Punjab for another six months fails through the first stage in Lok Sabha for want of a simple majority.
6/1/1998The Prasar Bharati Bill is introduced in the Lok Sabha to revive the Prasar Bharati Act, 1990.
11/2/1999BJP suffers jolt in Bihar as it fails to win a single seat it contested in the October 28 poll to four Lok Sabha seats.
10/12/1998Sushma Swaraj is sworn in Delhi Chief Minister in place of Mr. Sahib Singh Verma
4/24/1972Jamini Roy, Padmabhushan awardee and famous painter, passed away.
11/18/1937Rajinder Pal, cricketer (pace bowler in one Test India v Eng, 0-22), was born in Delhi.
7/22/1991New industrial policy for liberalisation of economies announced in Parliament.
11/15/1991Insurance official Dr. S.L. Khosa freed in Kashmir in exchange for a militant.
6/15/1991About 50% of the 180.3 million electorate cast their votes in the final phase of Lok Sabha elections.
4/4/1984Squadron Leader Rakesh Sharma was the first Indian Astronaut to go in space from Baikanaur aboard Soviet Space Craft 'Soyuz 11' and revolved around the earth.