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Historical Event on 4/8/1674

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj honoured Hansaji Mohite with the degree of 'Hambirrao' and appointed him as Chief General of his Army.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/11/1906Gandhiji addressed a mass meeting of Indians at Johannesburg, where they took oath of passive resistance against the newly promulgated 'Transvaal Asiatic Law Amendment Ordinance'.
2/13/1984Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister, inaugurated the first manufacturing work of Indian Submarines at Mazgaon Dock, Bombay.
5/28/1965Fire and explosion at Dhori mine in Dhanbad, India kills 400.
5/3/1947Indian National Trade Union Congress Intak was established.
9/17/1956Oil and Natural Gas Commission (ONGC ) established.
5/22/1993Karnataka special task force guns down Veerappan's brother and righthand man Arjunan.
8/1/1962Establishment of Maharashtra State Industrial Development Corporation.
4/30/1992Import duty on gold halved; minor concessions in direct taxes.
4/16/1903Kalka-Simla Railway line section was opened for public conveyance.
3/12/1941Chinese engineers leave to survey a route for the proposed 1,000-mile-long highway from Ningyuan, China to Assam, India.