From the books of history - 27 October special

What Happened

"1605: Death of Emperor Akbar, the third Mughal Emperor and one of the subcontinent's most influential rulers, passed away in Agra at the age of 63. 1973: First Ladies Police Station, India's very first all-women police station became operational in Calicut (Kozhikode), Kerala. 1991: The Central Asian republic officially declared its independence from the Soviet Union."