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Historical Event on 4/17/1675

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj attacked the Fonda fort and won Karwar.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/20/1999Quiet start to the 13th Lok Sabha.
4/19/1998Kottayam in Kerala becomes the first district in India to complete computerisation of the talluk offices connecting them with the district headquarters.
6/24/1961Indian Manufactured Supersonic fighter HF24 flew took to air for the first time.
12/11/1991R. G. Sardesai, veteran journalist, died.
4/22/1942The Telecommunication Training Centre was established at Jabalpur.
7/9/1951India's first Five Year Plan prepared and published. There was the first amendment to the Constitution and the first general elections were held.
6/9/1948Laloo Prasad Yadav, former Chief Minister of Bihar, was born.
9/7/1999Haider Noorani, BJP candidate for the Anantang Lok Sabha seat, killed in bomb blast.
9/29/1993National Human Rights Commission set up.
3/28/1954The flight undertook its first VVIP commitment, when it carried the first Prime Minister of India, the Late Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, from Palam to Tilpat range and back to witness the 'Fire Power Demo'. It carried wide spectrum of VVIPs, including the President, the Prime Minister, renowned statesmen, Generals, Luminaries and visiting foreign dignitaries.