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Historical Event on 1/2/1754

Robert Clive again attacked and annexed Calcutta from Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah.

Other Historical Dates and Events
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5/14/1993Justice V. Ramaswamy decides to resign.
5/4/1994Fourth developmental launch of ASLV. 113 kg Stretched Rohini Satellite Series (SROSS-C2) was launched by fourth developmental flight of ASLV-D4 from Sriharikota. This carried two scientific payload, a Gamma Ray Burst (GRB) experiment and a Retarding Potential Analyser (RPA). It is still in service.
12/28/1990Following the war threat as the January 15 deadline set by UN for Iraq to withdraw from Kuwait approaches, GOI advise Indians in Gulf to send back their families to India.
11/7/1975Indian Supreme Court validates election of Indira Gandhi at New Delhi.
6/18/1926Bhishma Singh Chauhan, great author, was born at Naglajula (U.P).
7/18/1946U.K. Parliament approves British Cabinet mission report on India but Churchill says that the mission went too far in offering India independence outside of the Commonwealth.
6/23/1661Princess Catherine of Portugal wed King of England Charles II. Portugal gave island of Mumbai to England as present. The British got Bombay as dowry from Portugal.