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Historical Event on 7/12/1674
Chhatrapati Shivaji signed a friendship treaty with East India Company.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/15/1783 | Sir Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy, great Indian Merchant, Industrialist and philanthrophist, was born in Bombay. He aided famine relief, financed public works like wells, roads, causeways and bridges; founded dispensaries and hospitals; established educational institutions and scholarship funds; etc. He was receipent of a Knighthood and many medals. |
| 8/10/1901 | Narayan Pillai Gopala Pillai, great poet and educationist, was born in Quilon, Kerala. |
| 6/15/1908 | Stock Exchange of Calcutta was opened of Baldeodas Daduawala and Overened. |
| 11/18/1972 | Tiger was adopted as India's 'National Animal' |
| 12/11/1780 | Goddard General, Bassein fort was captured near Bombay. |
| 7/5/1968 | Naval Submarine wing in Indian Naval Force came into existence with the arrival of the first submarine from the Soviet Union. |
| 3/15/1901 | Guru Hanuman was born at Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan. He was the pioneer and contributor of wrestling in India. He was bestowed with the Padamshri in 1983. His pupil Satpal and Kartar Singh won Gold Medals in Asian Games. |
| 12/3/1984 | 3,000 people died and more than 50,000 people were badly affected when they inhaled poisonous toxic gas emission from the Union Carbide plant. This event is better known as ""the Bhopal Gas Tragedy"", the biggest industrial disaster that occured in India. |
| 9/7/1965 | U.S. suspends military aid to India and Pakistan. |
| 1/16/1985 | Balram Jakhar elected Speaker of the Lok Sabha. |
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