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Historical Event on 5/20/1677
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj won the fort of Jingi.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/4/1953 | India elected to the UN Trusteeship Council. |
| 5/4/1935 | Dalip Kaur Tiwana, great educationist and writer, was born in Ribbon village, Punjab. |
| 12/28/1981 | Salman Rushdie is awarded the Booker Prize for Midnight's Children. |
| 8/8/1912 | Prabhulal Bhatnagar, mathematician and Padmabhushan awardee, was born. |
| 5/23/1931 | Sharad Joshi, famous Hindi poet, playwright and journalist, was born. |
| 8/25/1959 | Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister, declares in New Delhi that India will defend Bhutan and Sikkim if attacked by China. |
| 1/3/1985 | Azharuddin scores 110 in first Test innings. |
| 1/24/1870 | Muddan, famous Kannad poet and novelist, was born. |
| 6/27/1998 | Mr. Nikhil Chakravartty, journalist and chairman of Prasar Bharati, dies in New Delhi at 84. |
| 8/23/1947 | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was sworn is as the Deputy Prime Minister of India. |
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