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Historical Event on 1/30/1785
Sir Charles Metkaff, governor general of East India Company, was born.
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| 4/4/2000 | A. B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, inaugurates Samvidhan.com, a website about the Constitution. The site is a part of the Hindi portal, Webdunia.com. |
| 10/6/1997 | International Commodity Exchange Division of the India Pepper and Spice Trade Association in Kochi opened. |
| 3/11/1903 | Shrinagesh M. M, former General, was born. |
| 12/27/1985 | The Indian National Congress party, led by Rajiv Gandhi, begins its centenary celebrations in Bombay. . |
| 4/12/1801 | Ranjit Singh proclaimed himself Maharaja of Punjab. |
| 4/29/1947 | Abolition of ""untouchability"". |
| 10/1/1997 | Gul Mohammed (36), world's shortest man, died in New Delhi. Standing 56.16 cm tall, Mohammed entered the Guinness Book of World Records in 1992. |
| 8/19/1757 | The first rupee coin was minted in Calcutta by the East India Company. |
| 3/29/1942 | Britain offered dominion status to India after the war if it cooperated now. |
| 12/16/1999 | Bill on Cyber law is introduced in the Lok Sabha. |
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