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Historical Event on 4/17/1675

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj attacked the Fonda fort and won Karwar.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/18/1985Assam Assembly dissolved (18).
1/31/1997INS Vikrant, Indian Navy's first aircraft carrier, de-commissioned.
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6/14/1985M.C. Sharma was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 10-12-1985.
5/18/1955Hindu Marriage Act is amended.
7/25/1813First boat race started at Calcutta on the Hooghly river where seven sailing boats had competed.
5/7/2000Ranjit Singh Gill, one of the prime accused in the murder of Lalit Maken and his wife Geetanjali, who was the daughter of the late President Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma, on July 31, 1985, was extradited to Delhi from the US to stand trial in the case.
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12/29/1909Congress at Lahore adopts resolution praising Indians' struggle in South Africa and urged ban on indenture.