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Historical Event on 7/6/1787
Robert founded Indian Botanic Garden near Calcutta by Kyd on 273 acres of land.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
2/25/1976 | India announces plan to penalize parents who have more than two children. |
4/26/1952 | India says U.N. may disintegrate if powers block consideration of issues in small countries. |
1/3/1945 | No. 8 Squadron becomes the first to convert onto the Spitfire VIII during the previous month and commencing operations on 3 January 1945 in the Kangaw area. |
6/23/1894 | Edward VIII, king of Great Brit/N-Ireland and emperor of India (1936), was born. |
6/23/1894 | Admiral Dom Vasco-da-Gama (c.1469-1524)-I, Portuguese navigator, arrived in India. He sailed around the Cape of Good Hope to Calicut, Kerala with three vessels and was the first Westerner to sail to India from Europe. |
1/15/1888 | Saifuddin Kitchlew, freedom fighter and President of the Punjab, was born at Amritsar. |
11/24/1998 | Polling is held in 626 assembly constituencies spread over four States - Delhi, Madhya Prades, Mizoram and Rajasthan. |
4/1/1989 | Bengal regains Santosh Trophy by beating Kerala. |
8/15/1947 | At the stroke of midnight, India is free after 163 years of British Raj. At the same time Muslims win a degree of freedom from Hindus. They have their own separate dominion Pakistan in the British Commonwealth Sect. |
9/5/1793 | Mir Kasim lost To Britishers near Rajmahal in battle of Udaynala. |
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