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Historical Event on 11/10/1659
Chhatrapati Shivaji killed Afzal Khan near Pratapgad Fort by a clever but undignified move.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/17/1799 | Parshuram Bhau Patwardhan, an able leader and diplomat of Madhavrao Peshwa kingdom, passed away. |
| 9/15/1861 | Dr. Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya, famous architect, engineer and a diplomat, also a Bharat Ratna awardee, was born at Chickballapur in Mysore (Karnataka) in a poor Brahmin family. |
| 9/24/1994 | At least 100 people die after an outbreak of pneumonic plague in the western city of Surat. |
| 11/20/1946 | Gandhiji starts tour without party. |
| 6/20/1948 | Lord Mountbatten resigns as the Governor General of Indian Union. |
| 2/10/1992 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands opened for foreign travellers. |
| 10/27/1923 | Arvind Navinchandra Mafatlal, famous industrialist, was born. |
| 2/13/1989 | Aubrey Menen (76), Renowned writer, passed away in Kerala. |
| 8/17/1986 | In the Jehovah's Witnesses' case, the Supreme Court rules that ""singing National Anthem is not obligatory"". |
| 12/5/1950 | Sri Aurobindo Ghosh, great revolutionary, freedom fighter and teacher, passed away. |
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