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Historical Event on 8/2/1763
British troops once again defeated Mir Kasim in 'Giriya' battle.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/23/1942 | Lt Gen Joseph Stilwell and his men arrive at Dimapur, having retreated 150 miles (240 km) through the Burmese jungle. `We took a hell of a beating,' he said. |
| 6/11/1983 | Ghanshyam Das Birla, great freedom fighter, social reformer, pioneer of Indian business, industry, and nationalist, died at London at the age of 89. |
| 7/6/1939 | Manmohan Sood, cricketer (scored 0 & 3 in his only Test for India), was born in Lahore. |
| 11/6/1999 | Red carpet welcome to Pope. He appreciated the religious freedom in India. |
| 9/30/1996 | Centre gives its consent to Tamil Nadu government's decision to rename Madras as Chennai. |
| 1/10/1963 | Gold Control Measures Plan was started by the Government of India. |
| 11/1/1930 | S. R. Bose, cricket test umpire for one test in 1983-84, was born in Bihar. |
| 3/27/1845 | Wilhelm Conrad Von Roentgen, professor and first nobel prize winner, was born at Lennep, Germany. |
| 6/2/1908 | Sri Aurobindo, freedom fighter, was arrested in Manik Tala Bomb explosion case. |
| 3/26/1996 | Indian all-rounder Manoj Prabhakar announces retirement from international cricket. |
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