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Historical Event on 3/8/1673
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj conquered the fort of Panhala.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
5/9/1919 | Ram Kumar Gupta, great industrialist, was born at Delhi. |
3/30/1923 | New financial measures come into force, including restoration of Salt Tax. |
12/31/1993 | Manipur placed under President's rule; Bangarappa launches Karnataka Congress Party. |
12/31/1993 | Guru Arjun Dev, Sikh Guru, was born. |
2/11/1996 | Wills World Cup Cricket inaugurated at Calcutta. |
10/28/1991 | Chruchill Alemao of Goa set free by court. |
1/28/1900 | General K.M. Cariappa, first Indian Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army, was born at Sanivara, Santhai (Coorg). |
10/21/2000 | Seema Antil becomes the first Indian ever to win a global title by bagging a gold medal in disc throw in the World Junior Athletic championship in Santiago. |
10/21/2000 | Admiral Dom Vasco-da-Gama (c.1469-1524)-I, Count of Vidigueira, met the Jamerin of Calicut after arriving in India three days ago at Malabar Coast. He was joined by an experienced Gujarati pilot at Malindi. He was the 6th Governor and 2nd Viceroy of India. |
10/19/1910 | Subrahamanyam Chandrasekhar was born in Lahore. He was one of the world's leading astrophysicists. For his contributions to the study of stars, Chandrasekhar had received the highest award in Science, the Noble Prize in Physics in 1983. |
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