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Historical Event on 08/10/1581

Akbar, great Mughal Emperor, won Kabul.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/1/1989V. P. Singh is named the new prime minister.
4/10/1997Kerala becomes the first state to have public telephones in all its villages, accessible over STD/ISD from any part of the world.
1/6/1981Indian Ocean bed on their research ship Gavesani of the National Institute succeeded from the depth of 4,300 metres.
1/3/1922Kirat Chothairam Babani, versatile Sindhi Writer and Journalist, was born.
2/17/1976Urban Ceilings Act comes into force.
9/19/2000India remains committed to a unilateral moratorium on nuclear tests, but we will not allow this stand to stand in the way of our protecting India's supreme natural interest,'' said Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee on his return from the US.
4/23/2000Mumbai regains Ranji Trophy.
11/16/1877Ardaseer Cursetjee Wadia, professor, pioneer and innovator, died. He was the first Indian who was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society, London. He introduced lighting by gas and was the first to build ""INDUS"", a steam-ship in India in 1833. He also introduced sewing machine, photography and electro-plat
9/8/1993Mandal Commission recommendation of 27\% job reservation for the backward classes brought into effect; 'Creamy' layer excluded.
2/11/1935Lalita Narhar Bapat, famous marathi novelist, was born.