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Historical Event on 1/2/1757
After the Battle of Plassey, Clive, Britisher, defeated Siraj-ud-Daulah, Mir Jafar, Nawab of Bengal and re-captured Calcutta, after it had been seized by the Nawab of Bengal who had used the ""Black Hole"" to imprison British captives.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
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| 7/14/1946 | India grants Siam a 20 year, 3 mil. credit to increase export of Siamese rice. |
| 11/29/1869 | Amritlal Vithaldas Thakkar (Thakkar Bappa), social reformer of Gujrat and right hand of Gandhiji in socially segregated Harijans, was born at Bhavnagar, Saurashtra. |
| 2/20/1950 | Sarat Chandra Bose, freedom fighter, journalist, leader and elder brother of Subhashchandra Bose, passed away. |
| 6/10/1997 | Three Indians - Kumaramangalam Birla, Ratan Tata and Dhirubhai Ambani - figure in the list of Asia's top 100 super rich. |
| 7/5/1970 | Indian ship capsized in Krishna River in eastern India claiming 150 lives. |
| 5/8/1990 | A 255 kmph cyclone lashes Andhra Pradesh coast causing heavy losses to life and property. |
| 8/19/1999 | India's role in ASEAN, ARF is lauded at a colloquium in Singapore. |
| 10/17/1997 | Prime Minister lays foundation stone of the Science City being set up at Jalandhar, Punjab. |
| 10/13/1987 | Kishore Kumar Ganguly, well known singer, died in Bombay. |
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