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Historical Event on 10/11/1737

A violent earthquake and cyclone hit Calcutta which claimed 3,00,000 lives.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/26/1978Indira Gandhi released after week in jail for refusing to testify on corruption.
7/31/1980Muhammad Rafi, famous playback singer, died at the age of 40.
5/29/1936Gandhi's eldest son creates a controversy as he converts to the Muslim faith.
8/17/1996CBI seizes another Rs. 65 lakhs from Sukh Ram's residence.
10/31/1990Hindus flee Muslim prorsecution in Kashmir Valley.
1/4/1889Judge M. Patanjali Sastri, Chief Justice of India, was born.
3/16/1999Amarjeet Kaypee of Haryana, during an innings of 148 against Madhya Pradesh in the super-league match at Rajnandgaon, overtook Ashok Malhotra's 7,274 runs and became the highest run-getter in Ranji Trophy.
2/19/1895Munshi Newal Kishore, great social worker, educationist, nationalist, philanthropist and a pioneer industrialist, passed away at the age of 59.
1/18/1950Batubhai Umarwadia, father of Gujrati literature's English type and drama writer, passed away.
12/15/1951Scindia's SS Jal Pushpa launched.