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Historical Event on 4/8/1674
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj honoured Hansaji Mohite with the degree of 'Hambirrao' and appointed him as Chief General of his Army.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/13/1995 | Devyani Chaubal, film journalist, passed away. |
| 12/31/1923 | Vishnu Dayal Jhunjhunwala, great industrialist, was born at Kanpur. |
| 10/17/1859 | Keshavlal Harshrai Dhruv, researcher and translator, was born. |
| 9/30/1943 | Ramanand Chattopadhyay, famous author and journalist, died. |
| 6/3/1972 | First British designed Indian built mordern warship of the Leander class, 'INS Nilgiri' commissioned Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, was completely made in Mazgaon Dock, Mumbai. |
| 8/12/1928 | The Olympic Games hosted by Amsterdam fully realized Pierre de Coubertin's vision: 'the nations of the world in friendly competition'. After a succession of Olympics dominated by North America and Western Europe, Amsterdam welcomed more than 3,000 competitors. |
| 4/18/1904 | Ramnath Goenka, president and founder of Indian Express Group, was born. |
| 9/13/1901 | Jamshedji Bomanji H. Wadia, director and producer, was born. His first film was 'Toofan Mail' (1932). |
| 5/23/1942 | Lt Gen Joseph Stilwell and his men arrive at Dimapur, having retreated 150 miles (240 km) through the Burmese jungle. `We took a hell of a beating,' he said. |
| 1/21/1820 | Dalpat Rai, modern Gujrati poet, was born. |
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