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Historical Event on 7/22/1678

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj won the fort of Vellore.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/21/1987Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma elected the Vice President of India (1987 - 1992).
8/2/1919Bharat Bhushan Agrawal, famous poet and winner of Sahitya Academy Award, was born.
1/14/1995The 5th Pay Commission suggests trimming of bureaucracy.
11/12/1946Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya died at the age of 85.
6/1/1930First Indian luxurious fast train 'Deccan Queen' started from Victoria Terminus (CST) to Pune.
10/9/1963Saifuddin Azizuddin Kitchlew, freedom fighter, President of Punjab and the first Indian to win the Lenin Award for International Peace, died.
10/2/1994Gandhi Peace Prize instituted on the lines of Nobel Peace Prize on the great leader's 125th birth anniversary.
5/20/1750Tipu Sultan, tiger of Mysore, was born. He was the son of Hyder Ali and born at Devanhalli village near Bangalore. Hyder Ali named his son after a great Sufi saint namely Tipu Mastan Aulia. Tipu Sultan was a great revolutionary freedom fighter, social reformer, musician and architect.
11/1/1974Vangipurappu Venkata Sai Laxman, cricketer (Indian Test batsman v S Africa 1996 ), was born in Hyderabad.
6/13/1992Security scam: assets of three SBI officials attached.