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Historical Event on 9/18/1803
Puri was captured by Britishers from the Marathas without any struggle.
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| 9/12/1912 | T. A. Ramachandran, cricket Test Umpire of one test during 1948-49, was born in Tamil Nadu. |
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| 10/20/1919 | Chaitanyabala Divatia, great author, was born in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. |
| 6/17/1973 | Leander Vece Paes, tennis player who singles bronze at Atlanta Olympics (1996), was born. He was also a winner of French Open in 1999, Gold Flake Open, Newport 1998, Wimbledon 1999 (doubles and mixed doubles). |
| 7/8/1985 | Sri Lanka Peace talks open in Thimphu. |
| 1/26/1950 | Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963) became the first President of India. He remained President from Jan. 26,1950 to May 13, 1962. |
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