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Historical Event on 5/20/1677

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj won the fort of Jingi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/23/1942Japanese forces occupy Rangoon, Andaman Islands in Indian Ocean.
7/5/1916Archik Venkatesh Gopalkrishna, great poet, journalist and orator, was born at Dharwar, Mysore.
1/29/1953Indian National Academy of Dance, Drama and Music inaugurated.
8/6/1965Indian troops invade Pakistan.
4/3/1992Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL), a subsidiary of Coal India Limited (CIL), was formed.
6/27/1839Maharaja Ranjit Singh, ruler of Punjab and Spiritual Guru of sikh community, passed away.
7/31/1952Bela Mitra, commander of ""Nari Vahini"" and activist of ""Azad Hind Fauj"", passed away. She also worked as partition refugee.
3/25/1928S. R. Kulkarni, leader of dock workers, was born.
5/3/1764Mir Kasim, with the backing of Delhi Emperor, attacked on Patna but this weak Emperor was defeated by Britishers. Britishers became the rulers of Bengal, the richest province of India.
9/10/199587 of the 180 members of the newly constituted JAAC assume office.