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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
3/26/1969Romesh Chandra, secretary general of the World Peace Council, receives the Lenin prize
5/15/1989NAL's 0.6 m transonic wind tunnel is commissioned. Total project cost is about Rs 20 million.
12/9/1942Dr. Dwarkanath Kotnis, doctor of international fame, died at Kokun village, China.
7/1/1955S. P. Kampani, was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 18-07-1957.
1/12/1990Upper age limit for Civil Services Examination raised from 26 to 28 years.
3/9/199314 bus passengers burnt to death in Andhra .
11/10/1994Dr. K. V. Putappa ""Kuvempu"", first Gyanpeet Awardee for literature and Kannad author, died at the age of 90 ye
10/26/1999Sonia Gandhi, Congress(I) president, visits cyclone-hit areas.
1/18/1992Muthuswami Pillai, father of Bharat Natyam classical dance, passed away.
8/27/1910Mother Teresa, [Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu], nobel Prize awardee and social worker, was born in Skopje, Macedonia in Yugoslavia.