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Historical Event on 3/3/1707

Shehejade Muajjam declared himself as the successor of Aurangzeb and renamed himself Bahadurshah First.

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1/18/1968The Resolution on Official Languages was passed by both the houses of the Parliament wherin the need to formulate a more intensive and comprehensive programme for the progressive use of Hindi for Official purposes, preparing annual assessment report for reviewing the progress, formulating a programme for the co-ordinated development of the other languages included in the 8th schedule alongwith Hindi, adopting of a tri-langual formula, making the knowledge of either Hindi or English compulsory for recruitment to the services of the Union, and inclusion of all the languages of the 8th schedule of the Constitution and English as the optional medium for the exams conducted by the union Public Service Commission at the appropriate time, has been stressed.
9/17/1960Agreement reached with Pakistan on the distribution of the River Indus and its tributaries.
7/27/1982Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi first visited the US in almost 11 years.
12/25/1771Shah Alam II sat on the Throne of Dehli. Marathas captured Delhi and induced Shah Alam to return to Delhi after an absence of 18 years from the captial.
1/26/1919Mohammad Cazzambhoy Ibrahim Khan, cricketer (batted in 4 Tests India vs West Indies 1948-49), was born in Bombay.
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2/7/1990Krishan Kant became the Governor of Andhra Pradesh till 21/08/1997.
3/27/1878Britishers sent Indian soldiers to Malta considering that the Russian would attack.