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Historical Event on 5/3/1764
Mir Kasim, with the backing of Delhi Emperor, attacked on Patna but this weak Emperor was defeated by Britishers. Britishers became the rulers of Bengal, the richest province of India.
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| 8/7/1871 | Abanindranath Tagore, great modern artist and painter, was born at Jorasanko in Calcutta. |
| 11/20/1760 | Phattesingh Bhosle passed away. |
| 11/20/1930 | With all the pageantry of the British Empire, a conference of Indian and British leaders had been convened in London to discuss dominion status for India. Surrounded by Maharajahs in turbans, King George V convened the round table conference in the Royal Gallery of the House of Lords. Notably absent was Mahatma Gandhi, leader of the nationalist movement. The conference saw a breakdown of the Indian caste system as Brahmins dealt with spokesmen for ""untouchable |
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| 1/1/1988 | On the Christan New Year Day, Maharashtra became the first state to launch a public campaign against smoking. |
| 2/4/1948 | Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) banned. Finance Minister announces nationalisation of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) after Sept 30, 1948. |
| 1/1/1892 | Mahadev Haribhai Desai, follower of Gandhiji, was born in Surat district. |
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