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Historical Event on 4/14/1659

Aurangzeb defeated his brother Dara Shukoh to capture the throne of Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/21/1947Indian Constitution Assembly accepted the tricolour flag as its National Flag. This flag is with three equal horizontal stripes of Saffron (Sacrifice), White (Truth) and Green (Prosperity) and a Chakra is superimposed on white (Dharma Chakra on the capitol of Ashoka's Pillar at Sarnath) in blue colour having 24 spokes. The ratio of the width to length is two to three.
3/1/1917J. F. Maden gave a preview of the first Bengali fiction film ""Satyawadi Raja Harischandra"".
5/25/1979Commercial Unity Day started.
5/17/1992Import of 106 life-saving drugs and 37 equipments allowed.
8/1/1958Ramon Magsaysay Award for community leadership given to Acharya Bhave.
3/16/1992Satyajit Ray, veteran film producer and director, was presented the honorary Oscar by a three-member Oscar committee at a Calcutta nursing home.
1/20/1959Tej Bahadur Sapru passed away.
7/2/2000At least 30 people had died after a boat collapsed in Kumla river near Pratapur in Madhubani district of Bihar.
9/8/1952The Copyright bill was signed during the first world convention by 35 nations including India at Geneva.
3/27/2000After more than two-and-a-half-years, a Delhi court resumes trial in the St. Kitts forgery case following Delhi High Court's order upholding the lower court's verdict on framing of charges.