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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
12/29/1885A 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.
11/7/1966Riots over slaughtered cow claims seven lives.
11/27/2000Supreme Court grants bail to four AIADMK men accused in the 2nd February Dharmapuri bus burning incident.
7/26/1614Jahangir captured Mewar from Rana Amar Singh. A treaty was signed. In the Mughal court, Rana and his son were treated with exceptional courtesy.
12/4/1910Amar Singh Ladha Nakum, cricketer (dashing Indian all-rounder of thirties), was born at Rajkot.
6/20/1985The Medal of Freedom, America's highest civilian decoration, was presented to Mother Teresa by President Ronald Reagan.
3/26/199914 tonnes of heavy water leaked into the second unit of the Madras Atomic Power Station (MAPS) at Kalpakkam during an in-service inspection.
7/6/1960The President promulgates the ESMA, 1960.
1/31/1986Shri Vishwanath More, famous music director, passed away.
4/14/1907P. C. Joshi, famous Leftist leader and thinker, was born.