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Historical Event on 11/10/1659
Chhatrapati Shivaji killed Afzal Khan near Pratapgad Fort by a clever but undignified move.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
12/29/1885 | A group of middle-class intellectuals in India, some of them British, found the Indian National Congress to be a voice of Indian opinion to the British government. This was the origin of the later Congress Party which was founded in Bombay. |
11/7/1966 | Riots over slaughtered cow claims seven lives. |
11/27/2000 | Supreme Court grants bail to four AIADMK men accused in the 2nd February Dharmapuri bus burning incident. |
7/26/1614 | Jahangir captured Mewar from Rana Amar Singh. A treaty was signed. In the Mughal court, Rana and his son were treated with exceptional courtesy. |
12/4/1910 | Amar Singh Ladha Nakum, cricketer (dashing Indian all-rounder of thirties), was born at Rajkot. |
6/20/1985 | The Medal of Freedom, America's highest civilian decoration, was presented to Mother Teresa by President Ronald Reagan. |
3/26/1999 | 14 tonnes of heavy water leaked into the second unit of the Madras Atomic Power Station (MAPS) at Kalpakkam during an in-service inspection. |
7/6/1960 | The President promulgates the ESMA, 1960. |
1/31/1986 | Shri Vishwanath More, famous music director, passed away. |
4/14/1907 | P. C. Joshi, famous Leftist leader and thinker, was born. |
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