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Historical Event on 1/15/1784

Sir William Jones, Judge and linguist, and Sir Warren Hastings established the Asiatic Society of Bengal at Calcutta. This was the first scholastic institution.

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4/5/1938Anil Rakeshi, great poet, Hindi writer and critic, was born at Nahan (H.P.).
5/2/1769Sir John Malcom, former Governor of Mumbai and historian, was born.
6/18/1989India and Pakistan decide to end the five-year-old confrontation in Siachen Glacier area by redeploying their forces.
5/25/1941Sagarmal Gopa, a devoted patriot and freedom fighter, was arrested in Jaisalmer. He wrote two books ""Jaisalmer Rajya ka Gunda Shasan"" and ""Raghunath Singh Ka Mukadma"" for which he was prohibited to enter in Jaisalmer.
9/26/1985P.T. Usha sets record for 100m (Women) in 11.39 seconds at Jakarta.
1/28/1898Nivedita, an Irish lady of Scottish descent, came to India.
3/23/1986The first women's company of Central Reserve Police Force camp was raised in Durgapur.
2/25/1992Railway budget proposes 20\% hike in upper class passenger fares.
1/14/1985Dr. Nagendra Singh elected World Court Chief.
9/27/1995Cellular phone service operates for the first time in Delhi.