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Historical Event on 1/20/1684

Treaty between Marathas and Portuguese.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/31/1895Cottari Kanakaiya Nayudu, cricketer (India's 1st Test capt), born at Nagpur.
5/17/1993Visiting Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres signs an MOU with his Indian counterpart to end nearly 4 decades of inactivity in bilateral relation.
5/17/1857Bahadhur Shah II declared as the emperor of India.
12/27/1936Golden Jublee Session of Indian National Congress, under the presidentship of Jawaharlal Nehru, held at Faizpur urging India to strike at British imperialism.
7/8/199125 tonnes of gold moved to London from India to raise $ 200 million loan.
8/28/1896Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavathar, great musician and Padma Bhushan awardee, was born at Chembai in Kerala.
9/14/1868Swami Virjanand, Sanskrit grammar litterateur and master, passed away at the age of 90.
3/17/1989Daily newspaper 'Sakal' published its edition in South Maharashtra.
7/13/1988Second developmental launch of ASLV. Stretched Rohini Satellite Series (SROSS-2). This carried remote sensing payload of German space agency in addition to Gamma Ray astronomy payload. Could not be placed in orbit.
10/10/1993Helicopters along with the last batch of personnel were ferried out in an AN-12 from Delhi to Mogadishu. These helicopters were provided by 111 HU.