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Historical Event on 8/3/1780

British officer captain Bruce conquered Gwalior fort under Major Popham after defeating Sindhiya.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/20/1940Saroj Lalwani, journalist and printing press director, was born.
5/17/1980V. S. Kumar Anandan sets record of balancing on one foot for continuous 33 hrs.
5/18/1933Gandhiji commences at noon 21 days' fast for self-purification; released unconditionally at 9 p.m.
6/12/1976Mahamahopadhyaya Pandit Gopinath Kaviraj, editor and master, died at Varanasi.
4/1/1935The Reserve Bank of India was established as a Central Bank and the job of issuing notes was entrusted to this bank. The Commissioner's office which issued currency was abolished and was substituted by the Governer of the RBI. The issue offices scattered around the country came to be called as the regional offices of the Reserve Bank.
9/21/1895Annapurnanand, great writer, was born.
9/1/1956Indian state of Tripura becomes a territory.
1/21/1952Indian National Congress party wins the 1st General Election of India under the ledearship of Jawaharlal Nehru.
3/13/1978Ghulam Mustafa Guard, cricketer (3 wkts in 2 Tests for India), passed away.
2/20/1968First Edition of 'Amrit Bazar Patrika' weekly was published in Bengali language.