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Historical Event on 1/1/1664
Shivaji marched towards Surat.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/6/1997 | Space shuttle Columbia's astronauts return to earth following a two-week science mission on an enquiry awaiting them because of botched satellite release. Columbia and its crew of six, including India-born Kalpana Chawla, swooped through a clear chilly sky and landed on runway at Kennedy Space Centre. Astronauts save runaway $10-million satellite by catching it with their hands. |
| 8/15/1949 | Chandernagore joins the Indian Union. Panchayati Raj inaugurated in 114,000 villages. |
| 2/13/1879 | Sarojini Naidu ""Nightingale of India"", was born at Hyderabad. She was the first Governor of Uttar Pradesh. She also holds a place of pride among the women freedom fighters of India. She presided over the Kanpur session of Indian National Congress and took active part in Salt Satyagraha and represented Indian women in Round Table Conference, London, 1931. |
| 2/13/1879 | Guru Arjun Dev, Sikh Guru, was born. |
| 3/2/1933 | Anandji, famous music director, was born. |
| 9/17/1934 | Gandhiji announced his decision to retire from politics from October one to engage himself in the development of village industries, Harijan service and education through basic crafts. |
| 4/8/1946 | HMS Vengeance, sailed with 22 aircraft of No. 4 Sqn, halted at Singapore for re-fueling and set course for Iwakuni, a port of Kyushu island. |
| 11/22/1967 | Tara Singh, freedom fighter, Akali Dal leader master and politician, died at Amritsar. |
| 10/29/1990 | Vinod Mehra, famous Hindi film actor, died. |
| 4/16/1974 | Dr. Sarvapalli Radhanakrishnan, former President of India, Philosophist and litterateur, passed away. |
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