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Historical Event on 11/1/1858
Her Majesty Queen Victoria was no longer amused with the Company's loss of control, and India came directly under the Crown of 'Princes, Chiefs and People of India'. Britain Government took over administrative powers from East India Company to rule India.
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| 3/11/1948 | SS Jal Usha, the first ocean-going steamer made in India, was launched from Visakhapatnam. |
| 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. |
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