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Historical Event on 4/8/1674

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj honoured Hansaji Mohite with the degree of 'Hambirrao' and appointed him as Chief General of his Army.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/8/1674Saint Kabir was born.
9/15/1903Wazir Syed Ali, right-hand batsman and right-arm fast medium bowler, was born at Jalandhar.
4/18/1858Bharatratna Dhondo Keshav Karve, great educationalist and social reformer, was born.
4/23/1991Major parties agree to have polls in Punjab.
11/18/1997Puttaveeramma of Ishwatha Ashrama Vidyaranyapuram, Vishveshwara Nagar, Mysore, conferred with the 'Rajiv Gandhi Manav Seva Award 1997' for lifelong exemplary service to poor destitute women, in particular deaf and dumb girl children.
7/12/1949Ban on RSS lifted on the assurance that it abjures violence.
2/1/1910Jahangir Mohammed Khan, cricketer (father of Majid, Indian player 1932-36), was born in Jallundar.
5/13/1883Henk JFM Sneevliet, leader RSAP/editor Spartacus (Dutch-Indies), was born.
4/4/1947San Francisco's Henry Grady chosen the first U.S. ambassador to India.
1/29/1983Piloo Mody, veteran Parliament member and senior leader of Janata Party, passed away.