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Historical Event on 3/20/1602

United East India Company of the Netherlands i.e. Dutch East India Company was chartered by States-General of Holland. During its 96-year history, it became one of the world's most powerful companies.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/11/1687Madras' first presidency chartered with a Mayor s court as a Municipal Corporation.
1/28/1902Gandhiji left for Rangoon visit. Stays for a month with Gokhale at Calcutta. Returns to Rajkot and settles down to practise.
5/13/1956Acharya Vinoba Bhave started the Bhoodan campaign in Tiruvellore.
7/19/1955Roger Michael Humphery Binny, Indian medium-pace all-rounder early eighties, was born at Bangalore.
4/16/1962Third Lok Sabha constituted after the third general election in India. J. L. Nehru forms the third Congress ministry.
7/28/1999Shiv Sena president Bal Thackeray is banned from voting and contesting in any election for six years from December 11, 1995 on the recommendations of the Election Commission.
1/19/1966Indira Gandhi elected leader of the Congress party to succeed the late Lal Bahadur Shastri as the third Prime Minister of India. She pledged to follow path of Non-Alignment in worlds affairs.
10/23/1898Khandubhai K. Desai, politician and social reformer, was born at Bulsar in Gujarat.
2/25/1992Railway budget proposes 20\% hike in upper class passenger fares.
5/18/1972Kokan Krishi (Agriculture) University was established.