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Historical Event on 7/22/1678

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj won the fort of Vellore.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/26/1973Judge A.N. Ray became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 28/01/1977.
9/12/1962Raghav Rangayya, famous Hindi poet, story writer and novelist, died.
8/9/1971A 20-year non-aggression treaty for peace, friendship and co-operation was signed between India and U.S.S.R.
12/12/1971The first aerial victory was when MiG-21FLs of No. 47 Squadron shot down a PAF F-104 over the Gulf of Kutch and this was followed by three more victories in quick succession on 17 December, when MiG-21FLs of No. 29 Squadron escorting HF-24 Maruts, shot down intercepting F-104s near Uttarlai in the Rajasthan desert in gun-missile encounters, while a third F-104, on an intruding mission, was shot down by another MiG 21FL of No.29 Squadron.
9/2/1946Jawaharlal Nehru, was sworn in as the Prime Minister of the Interim Government of Undivided india, against Partition.
12/27/1797Mirza Ghalib, great urdu poet and writer, was born at Agra.
2/22/1994Punjab brought back to international air map after 10 years with the introduction of flights to 8 countries from Amritsar Rajasansi Airport.
12/4/1959Power Project was signed betwen India and Nepal, an agreement on the Gandak Irrigation.
12/28/1971Nanak Singh, famous novelist and poet, died at Preet Nagar.
1/18/1959Miss Meera Behn, follower of Gandhi, left India for good.