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Historical Event on 11/12/1762
Peshwa surrendered in Battle of Alegaon.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/19/1980 | Dr. Ramashankar Shukla 'Rasal', famous writer, passed away. |
| 3/16/1946 | India calls Attlee's independence offer contradictory, 'a propaganda move'. |
| 9/2/1946 | Pratham Chaudhary (Birbal), modern Bengali poet and critic, passed away. |
| 8/23/1933 | Mahatma Gandhi was released from government detention in the Poona Civil Hospital after doctors warned that his fast was endangering his life. Gandhi, who undertook the fast eight days ago in protest over being arrested again by British authorities, weighed 90 pounds at the time of his release. There was considerable speculation over what the nationalist leader would do upon regaining his strength, but the common assumption was that he would be arrested again by the British authorities if he resumed his civil disobedience. |
| 6/9/1909 | Baburao Arnalkar, famous detective story writer, was born. |
| 1/10/1993 | India asks Pakistan to reduce its diplomatic strength by 40. |
| 2/7/1931 | Satpal Kapur, Congress leader, was born. |
| 1/14/1641 | United East Indian Company conquers city of Malakka, 7,000 killed. |
| 9/28/1996 | Sukh Ram sent to Tihar jail in assets case. |
| 1/9/1995 | T.N. Seshan, chief election commissioner, asks Centre to put off annual budget in lieu of State assembly elections. |
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