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Historical Event on 10/10/1957

Jagdeep', a children's film, won the first prize at the Ninth International Exhibition of Films for Children at Venice.

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4/5/1614Indian princess Pocahontas marries English colonist John Rolfe.
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4/5/1979First Naval Museum of India established in Bombay.
3/11/1689Sambhaji, Shivaji's successor, who was captured at Sangameshwar, was assasinated in the prison of Aurangzeb by Mughal officer Muqurab Khan.