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Historical Event on 4/5/1663
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj attacked Shahistekhan at Pune.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/22/1986 | Indira Gandhi Rajbhasha Awards instituted. |
| 10/26/1947 | After the tribal column, raping and looting along the way by Pakistani Army continued at Baramulla, 50 kilometres from Srinagar. Maharaja of Jammu & Kashmir Hari Singhji, then, signed the instrument of accession with India and the Indian Armed Forces reacted to the Pakistani Army's infiltration. Great acts of personal gallantry and collective bravery were shown in the Kashmir operations. Major Som Nath Sharma was awarded the PVC, India's highest decoration for valour, and Brigadier Usman, commanding the 50th Parachute Brigade, was awarded the MVC. Both the soldiers were awarded posthumously. |
| 4/25/1906 | Dara Nusserwanji Marshall, librarian and educationist, was born. |
| 7/25/1992 | Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma sworn in as the ninth President of India. He remain in this office from July 25, 1992 to July 25, 1997. |
| 5/11/1991 | Naxalities in Andhra abduct P. Sudhir Kumar, son of the former Union Minister Shiv Shankar. |
| 3/20/1977 | General Election (6th) of India ends. First time Indian National Congress Party lost in India. |
| 11/22/1873 | Leopold CMS Amery, British minister of Colonies (India), was born. |
| 10/16/1922 | M.V. Desai, social reformer and journalist, was born. |
| 1/14/1896 | Chintaman Dwarkanath Deshmukh, former Finance Minister of India, was born. |
| 1/14/1896 | Guru Angad, Sikh Guru, was born. |
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