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Historical Event on 5/20/1677

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj won the fort of Jingi.

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8/19/1996Gujarat's expelled BJP leader Shankersingh Waghela forms a new party called 'Rashtriya Janata Party'.
6/22/1991M. Karunanidhi, DMK President, resigned from the Assembly.
4/4/1912Dhundiraj Gopal Sapre, Sahityaratna and Sanskrit litterateur, was born.
2/2/1788Pitt's Regulatory Act was was introduced to modify the Indian Administration and put further controls on Government of India after the 1784 Bill.
4/15/1980Six more private sector banks nationalized.
8/4/1894Narayan Sitaram Phadke, famous Hindi writer, was born at Karjat.
7/29/1999Bandh in Mumbai to protest against the verdict barring Bal Thackeray from voting and contesting any election till December 10, 2001.
8/27/1958Metric system of weights and measures introduced.
4/1/1985Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture was established during the 7th Plan period. The Institute started functioning independently since April 1987. The Headquarters of the Institute are located in Chennai with field and farm facilities at Muttukadu and three Research Centres at Kakdwip(West Bengal), Puri(Orissa) and Narakkal (Kerala).
1/19/1982Mizo National Front and allied organizations declared illegal.