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Historical Event on 11/10/1698

East India Company purchased Calcutta, which had not more than a village at that time.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/12/1674Chhatrapati Shivaji signed a friendship treaty with East India Company.
2/1/1855East India Railways were held for formal inauguration; Howrah station was opened.
10/10/1937Anant Bhave, famous Marathi litterateur and news announcer on Doordarshan, was born.
1/1/1987United Nations General Assembly announced this year to be observed as the ""International Year of Shelter for the Homeless"". (5-10-87).
3/5/1993The government de-reserves the mining industry throwing it open to private sector as well as to foreign investment.
7/31/1997V. Thangapandian (64), Tamil Nadu Commercial Taxes Minister, died at Rajapalayam in Virudhunagar district.
12/27/1929Jawaharlal Nehru hoists the national flag at the All India National Congress session held in Lahore. They resolved for ""Purna Swaraj"" (complete independence) on the instance of Gandhiji, the Viceroy of India that time was Lord Irwin.
5/16/1960International Telex Service between India and U.K. started.
9/8/1962Chinese army infiltrated in the north-east border of India exceeding the Mac-Mahon line (Tibet-India boundary). This was the first ocassion of Chinese infiltration.
9/4/1990Congress (I) opposes the Prasar Bharati Bill in the Rajya Sabha saying the party wants the bill to be sent to a select committee.