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Historical Event on 1/11/1613
Emperor Jahangir in a proclamation permitted East India Company to establish factories in Surat. And the first British factory was established under Thomas Aldworth.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/13/1993 | The Indian hospital and aviation was operational immediately. The Indian contingent formally took charge of the responsibility of the capital city of Mogadishu. |
| 10/14/1940 | Cliff Richards [Harry Webb], rock vocalist, was born in Lucknow, India. |
| 5/12/1993 | Samsher Bahadur Singh, modern Hindi poet, passed away. |
| 10/25/1990 | JD and BJP withdrew support to Rajasthan and Gujarat governments respectively. |
| 10/29/1958 | Dhondo Keshav Karve, first social and educational reformer of Maharashtra, honoured by Bharat Ratna Award. |
| 12/29/1997 | Sonia Gandhi stepped into active politics. |
| 3/9/1931 | The Tories decide not to attend future round table talks on India in London. |
| 3/24/1855 | First long distance telegram message was opened between Agra and Calcutta at a distance of 1,300 km. |
| 4/25/1915 | The German High Command has admitted that chlorine gas bombs and shells were used in the attack on the French front at Ypres three days ago. The effect of the gas attack was to open a four-mile gap in the Allied line. The Canadian troops on one flank held against German attacks, and British and Indian forces filled the breach. Fortunately for the Allies, the Germans had no reserve forces available to push into the breach. No tactical advantage was won by this first use of the new weapon. The Germans promised, however, that ""more effective substances can be expected."" Meanwhile, they were condemned for the use of this novel weapon. |
| 8/22/1984 | R. Venkataraman was elected the Vice President of India (1984 -1987). |
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