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Historical Event on 3/23/1757
Lord Clive conquered Chandranagar after defeating the French troops.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/15/1949 | General K. N. Kariappa became the first Indian Commander-in-Chief. He was the first Indian to reach to this post in Indian Army. In 1956, he was designated as Chief of the Army Staff - General, later Field Marshal. This event is commemoratively observed as Army Day. |
| 1/18/1994 | A 12-point formula mooted to defuse the ministerial crisis. |
| 1/8/1993 | FERA restrictions removed, resident Indians allowed to keep as much as $500. |
| 11/1/1996 | Three national parties (Indira Congress, Janata Party and Samata Party) to lose their recognition as national parties as they failed to get the minimum required support in the general election to the 11th Lok Sabha. |
| 3/16/1966 | Judge Amal Kumar Sarkar became the Chief Justice of India. He held this office till 29/06/1966. |
| 6/12/1999 | Jalagam Vengal Rao, former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, died in Hyderabad. |
| 4/20/1989 | Launching of IRBM `Agni' fails. |
| 2/11/1942 | Jamnalal Bajaj, greatest iIndustrialist, social reformer, freedom fighter and Gandhiwadi, passed away. |
| 6/1/1874 | East India Company was dissolved. |
| 4/17/1996 | Indian Railways bars AIDS patients from using trains. |
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