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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 |
| 2/2/1835 | Thomas Babington Macaulay westernises education in India. English is made official government and court language and as medium of instruction. |
| 7/1/1982 | MGR inaugurates Tamil Nadu's noon meal programme for poor children. |
| 4/26/1993 | Indian Airlines' IC 491 crashes at Aurangabad, killing 55 passengers. |
| 4/26/1993 | Amir Timur left Delhi. He took the title 'Emperor of India' and recrossed the Indus on March 11. |
| 10/23/1996 | Amjad Ali Khan, sarod maestro, appointed UNICEF's national ambassador for children. |
| 5/2/1996 | General Election 2nd phase begins in 204 LS and 223 Assembly constituencies spread over 17 States & union territories. |
| 9/25/1914 | Devilal, former deputy Prime Minister of India and leader of farmers, was born. |
| 10/16/1906 | Shankar Damodar Chitale, famous author and teacher, was born in Secundarabad. |
| 8/27/1918 | Nemichandra Jain, stage critic, was born. |
| 8/17/1848 | Romesh Chunder Dutt, great political leader, writer and social worker, was born. |
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