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Historical Event on 6/24/1763
Murshidabad was captured by the East India Company under Major Adams for the second time, and Mir Jaffar was declared the King.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/3/1945 | Temporary Octroi Mandal established. |
| 2/21/1996 | Japanese encephalitis', caused by virus transmitted by mosquitoes, claims 21 lives in Kerala. |
| 2/22/1858 | Gannau resident of Samosa Gali in Delhi, arrested for revolutionary activities, was hanged. |
| 3/22/1933 | M.V.Nagendra, cricket test umpire for 11 tests from 1963-77, was born at Karnataka. |
| 3/30/1988 | Tamil Nadu beat Railways by an innings and 144 runs to win Ranji Trophy. |
| 2/9/1985 | Editor of 'Sakal', a Marathi daily newspaper, passed away. |
| 3/26/1972 | The first International Sanskrit Conference was held by President V.V Giri. |
| 6/4/1997 | Defence Ministry denies Washington Post's report that India has deployed Prithvi missile on Punjab border with Pakistan. |
| 6/4/1997 | Queen Elizabeth I granted its Royal Charter to the 218 Knights and merchants of the City of London who formed the East India Company. The venture failed to achieve its stated objectives -- it made little impression on the Dutch control of the spice trade and could not establish a lasting outpost in the East Indies. |
| 11/14/1919 | Anantrao Bhalerao, freedom fighter, journalist and editor of daily news paper ""Marathawada"", was born. |
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