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Historical Event on 4/8/1857

Mangal Pandey, the first revolutionary of Indian mutiny and freedom fighter, was hanged till death at Barrackpore. He struck the first bullet during the time of mutiny against the British Empire.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/22/1994G. N. Joshi, famous singer, died.
8/23/1994Arati Gupta (Saha) succumbed to an incurable jaundice. (29-9-99).
6/13/1905Kumar Shri Duleepsinhji, cricketer (England 1929-31), was born.
3/21/1997Geet Sethi regains Gold Flake Open billiards in Chennai.
5/16/1945Prahraj Gopalchandra, modern author of Oria language, passed away.
11/21/1985Ramnath Kenny, cricketer (5 Tests for India 1958-60), passed away.
4/24/199824 persons are killed and 28 injured when some bogies of a goods train break free and roll back to collide with the stationary Manmad-Kacheguda Express at Parli Vaijnath in Maharashtra.
3/18/1948Socialist Party of India (SPI) disassociates itself from the Congress.
2/17/1670Shivaji won SinghGarh Fort from Mughals. This victory was on the shoulders of Tanaji who was martyred in this attack. Shivaji proclaimed ""Garh Aalaa Pan Singh Gela"" which means that Fort was won but the Lion was lost.
7/10/1965First NCC (National Cadet Corps) College for training girls started at Gwalior.