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Historical Event on 03/15/1564

Akbar removed 'Jeziya' or toll-tax for his non-Muslim subjects.

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6/1/1927Justice Savyasachi Mukherjee was born.
2/3/1916Banaras Hindu University was opened under the guidance of Madan Mohan Malaviya.
1/23/1960Laxmi Narayan Garde, famous journalist related to ""Venkateshwar Samachar"", ""Bangawasi"", ""Bharat Mitra"" and ""Navjeevan"" newspapers, passed away.
5/15/1817Maharshi Devendranath Tagore, Bengali social reformer and father of Rabindranath Tagore, was born.
11/27/1998India retains the Asia Cup tennis championship in Delhi beating Uzbekistan 2-1 in the final.
8/1/1993Dr. K. N. Raju, a Nilakantan protegee, assumes office as NAL's fourth Director.
10/30/1999G.V.G. Krishnamurthy, former Election Commissioner, seeks enhanced security in the wake of threats to his life.
3/5/1992Sunder, comedy actor, passed away.
6/23/1985Air India Jumbo Jet Boeing 747 'Kanishka' which was travelling to Mumbai from Montreal crashed into the Atlantic Ocean after explosion near Ireland. 329 people on board died.
1/6/1947All India Congress Commitee accepted the division of country.