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Historical Event on 4/27/1705

Aurangzeb captured the Fort of Vagingera.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/10/1945Madhavrao Scindia, prince of Gwalior and Congress leader, was born.
4/1/1998Prabhat Kumar, a 1963 batch IAS officer, was appointed as the new Cabinet Secretary of India. He succeeded T.S.R. Subramaniam and held the office till 31-10-2000.
5/8/1725John Lovewell, US Indian fighter, passed away in a battle.
10/28/1962US pledges to rush arms to India.
5/17/1927A.N. Radhakrishnan, great educationist, was born.
5/30/1887The 7th Battalion of the Mechanised Infantry Regiment was raised as 37 DOGRAS by Lt. Col V. Rivas at Sialkot.
1/17/1952The pension work of CDA (Factories), Calcutta and the Defence civilians in ordnance factories was transferred to the office of the CDA (P), Allahabad.
1/18/1950India is declared a secular republic. Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru (1947-1964) is determined to abolish casteism and industrialize the nation. Constitution makes Hindi official national language, English to continue for 15 years, 14 major state languages are recognized. India also moved a motion for no war treaty between India and Pakistan to improve the relations with neighboring countries.
3/4/1996India and EU agree on a plan to boost trade ties.
11/25/1990R. V. S. Perishastri, former Chief Election Commissioner of India, passed away.