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Historical Event on 4/17/1675

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj attacked the Fonda fort and won Karwar.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/18/1931Lord Willingdon took over as the Viceroy of India.
5/22/199611th Lok Sabha's first session begins.
12/4/1999Uman J. Shah is sworn in West Bengal Governor.
12/31/1706Francois Martin, founder of Pondicherry and was its first Governor General, died. He founded Pondicherry, the future capital of French India in 1674.
12/4/1997Lok Sabha was dissolved with immediate effect and new House was to be constituted by March 15 next.
2/15/1924Mahinder Singh, social worker, was born at Amritsar.
2/13/1719Jahandar Shah was strangled to death and the Sayyid brothers were killed soon after.
4/10/1982Indian National Satellite (INSAT-1A) launched. First operational multi-purpose communication and meteorology satellite procured from U.S.A.(Cape Canaveral).
5/1/1998India and Peru sign agreements on space technology and agriculture during the visit of Indian President K. R. Narayanan there.
11/3/1986Dr. Indrachandra Shastri, versatile in Sanskrit and Pali, died.