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Historical Event on 12/15/1675

Guru Tegh Bahadur was beheaded in Delhi by Aurangzeb for his refusal to embrace him.

Other Historical Dates and Events
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2/18/1992Sikh extremists murder 17 people in Punjab.
9/30/1999India successfully test-fired its multi-target surface-to-air missile 'Akash'.
10/20/19916.1-7.1 earthquake in uttar Kashi and three northern districts of UP in the Himalayan foothills kills more than 1,600 people.
2/25/1977Second satellite Earth Station established at Dehradun.
10/9/2000The Reserve Bank of India issued bank notes in the denomination of Rs.1000 in the Mahatma Gandhi series bearing the leader's portrait in the watermark and signature of Dr. Bimal Jalan, Governor of the RBI. The length of the note is 177 mm and the width is 73 mm. The notes are printed in a combination of offset and intaglio processes. This is the first note with intaglio printing on it.
5/13/1994Telecom sector opened to private companies under the new national policy announced in Parliament.
8/10/1991Delhi airport police foils an attempt by a Saudi national to smuggle out a minor girl named Ameena.
12/19/1995Unidentified aircraft drops a heap of sophisticated arms and ammunition, including AK-47 rifles, rocket launchers and anti-tank grenades in Purulia district in West Bengal.
9/28/1985The first Indian Army expedition, sailing around the world in a small 37 feet fibre glass yacht named ""Trishna"", sailed off from Bombay. (10-1-87).