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Historical Event on 5/12/1666

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj meet Aurangzeb and was arrested.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/25/1917The first significant step towards the Indianization of the Army was initiated when seven selected Indians, serving in the Army, were granted King's Commission in the Infantry and the Cavalry. Before the World War ended, two more Indians, who previously held temporary commissions, were granted King's Commission.
12/12/1999Ram Prakash Gupta, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, said Ram temple issue is still on BJP's agenda.
3/9/1931Karansingh, politician, was born.
10/6/1969Bruna Coutinho, Indian Soccer(Football) player, was born in Calangute, Goa. He was recognised as Indian Player of the Year in 1996.
5/13/1971General Insurance nationalized.
10/28/1996L.K. Advani, BJP President, appears personally for the first time in a Gwalior Court.
2/1/1969Pinaki Chatterji and George Albert Duke on a two-man rowing expedition to the Andamans set out from Calcutta.
10/2/1999Ban orders in Madhepura Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar.
4/13/1947Diplomatic relations between India and Russia established.
5/13/2000The Union Government gives its approval for the creation of the three new states of Jharkhand, Uttaranchal and Chhattisgarh to be carved out of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.