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Historical Event on 4/5/1663

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj attacked Shahistekhan at Pune.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/1/1764Battle of Anvadi.
7/23/1918Saraswati Devi (Smt) Illindala, great Hindi writer, journalist and social worker, was born at Narsapur, Andhra Pradesh.
1/31/1960Milkha Singh at Lahore sets record for 200m in 20.7s.
10/28/1997Dr. V. Doreswamy Iyengar (77), Veena maestro, household name among Carnatic music lovers, passed away in Bangalore.
1/1/1880Money order system was introduced.
6/10/1888Balraj Bhalla, revolutionary, was born.
11/14/1998Prominent Indian Government and private entities are targeted in the Clinton Administration Entities List. American Companies are barred from trading with the listed companies.
12/27/1929Jawaharlal Nehru hoists the national flag at the All India National Congress session held in Lahore. They resolved for ""Purna Swaraj"" (complete independence) on the instance of Gandhiji, the Viceroy of India that time was Lord Irwin.
4/18/1918Amboo alias Lalita Pawar was born in Indore. She will be always remembered as the a leading film actress and character artist. Her first film was 'Ganimi Kawa' (1928). Some of the other films of silent era are Shri Balaji, Bhimsen, Champion of the Sward, Chatur Sunderi, Goodbye Marriage, Flaming Soul, Kailash.
12/12/1965Vijayanta, first India-made millitary tank which was handed over to the Army, was manufactured at Avadi Heavy Vehicles Factory at Madras.