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Historical Event on 5/12/1666
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj meet Aurangzeb and was arrested.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/7/1896 | The premier show of the 'Marvel of the Century', first cinema show India, arranged by the Representatives of French Lumiere brothers- Louis and August Lumiere, was held at Watson Hotel in Bombay. The regular shows, however, started from July 14, 1896 at the Novelty Theatre. This show advertisment appeared in the 'Times of India', carrying details of a film show to be held for the first time on Indian soil. |
| 10/12/1997 | Queen Elizebeth II, accompanied by husband Duke of Edinburgh Philips, arrived in New Delhi on a week-long state visit to mark India's 50th anniversary of Independence. |
| 5/31/1997 | Fourth National Games opened at Bangalore. |
| 10/14/1940 | Cliff Richards [Harry Webb], rock vocalist, was born in Lucknow, India. |
| 1/24/1958 | First international Film Festival started in Mumbai. |
| 1/24/1958 | Akbar attacked on Malwa at Sarangpur and defeated Bajbahadar. |
| 3/29/1954 | Indian Institute of Public Administration inaugurated. |
| 1/4/1889 | Judge M. Patanjali Sastri, Chief Justice of India, was born. |
| 2/2/1964 | Rajkumari Amrit Kaur, social reformer and freedom fighter, passed away. |
| 9/22/1869 | Shri Valangaiman Sankaranarayana Srinivasa Shastri, great scholar of Sanskrit, master, politician, social reformer, President of India and educationist, was born at Valangaiman village, Tamil Nadu. |
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