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Historical Event on 7/22/1702
The ""English Company of Merchants"" and the old East India Company was named the United Company of Merchants of England Trading to the East Indies"". In1833, this name finally changed to East India Company.
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| 8/28/1934 | Justice Sujata Manohar was born. |
| 4/1/1987 | Bureau of Indian Standards was changed to Indian Standards Institution. |
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| 12/21/1999 | Kushabhau Thakre, BJP president, said that Ayodhya issue was a 'programme' and not an ideology of the party. |
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