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Historical Event on 10/24/1657

Kalyan and Bhiwandi came under the rule of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/4/1905More than 10,000 people are feared to have perished in an earthquake that hit the northeast Indian province of Lahore during the night. The town of Dharmsala was almost completely razed to the ground with the entire population rendered homeless and sleeping out in icy conditions. Five hundred Gurkha soldiers were buried alive when their stonebuilt barracks collapsed on them. The towns of Kangra and Palampur have also been leveled to the ground by the worst natural disaster measured at 8 on Ricter Scale. In Lahore, 70 Hindus were killed, Muslim inhabitants were parading in the streets, weeping and offering up prayers with ceremonial rites. Several British administrators and missionaries were known to have been killed or injured. At Simla, Lady Curzon, wife of the Viceroy, had a close escape from death when a chimney crashed into the room in which she was sleeping.
3/24/1968The second Indian-made rocket 'Menaka' successfully launched at the Thumba station.
5/14/1956Govt announces that decimal coinage will be introduced in India from April 1, 1957.
7/18/1953Riots against increase in streetcar fares continue with demonstrators taking control of parts of Calcutta.
12/12/1971All the facilities and pocket money provided to the former kings were cancelled by the Indian Parliament.
11/11/1992S.Bangarappa resigns as the CM of Karnataka.
7/4/1999S. Vijayalakshmi won the National women's `A' chess championship with a round to spare in Kozhikode.
3/23/1923Hemu Kalani, revolutionary freedom fighter, was born at Sukkur, Sind. He was held for removing of fishplates which caused derailment of British Wagon.
4/6/1998India resumes export of marine products to the European Union; 25 units have been approved by the Export Inspection Council for exporting to EU countries.
4/16/1997Govt. orders foreign and domestic airlines to install air safety systems by the end of 1998. Aircraft with more than 30 seats that do not have Airborne Collision Avoidance System and transponders not to be allowed into Indian airpace from 1/1/99.