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Historical Event on 1/20/1684

Treaty between Marathas and Portuguese.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/1/1980This decade was announced to be observed as the ""International Decade of Water & Sanitation"".
5/24/1875Sir Sayed Ahmed Khan established Mohmmad Anglo Oriental School which was renamed in 1920 as 'Aligarh Muslim University'.
2/23/1993Jnanpith Award was given to Sitakant Mahapatra (Oriya).
6/6/1981The worst-ever railway accident took place in Bihar when a train plunged in Samastipur river.
6/6/1981Affonso de Albuquerque, who is regarded as the real founder of Portuguese power in India, died at the age of 73 years.
1/18/1938The last batch of the political prisioners sailed back to the mainland from the Cellular Jail.
8/17/1970The first microwave link, which was set up without foreign assistance, was commissioned between Asansol, Dhanbad and Ranchi.
3/29/1849Maharaj Dulip Singh left the throne of Punjab that once belonged to his late father Ranjit Singh and was then occupied by the East India Company. The Britishers had captured it after defeating the Sikh Army at Amritsar.
9/30/1961Chandrakant Sitaram Pandit, occasional Indian cricket wicket-keeper (late 80's), was born in Bombay.
9/30/1961Pedro Cabral departs from Pourtugol with 13 ships to India.