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Historical Event on 7/15/1788
Ghulam Kadir, the infamous son of Jabita Khan, conquered Delhi.
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| 10/19/1920 | Prakashchandra Sethi, former central minister, was born. |
| 4/23/1926 | Madhavrao Sapre, great political leader, passed away. |
| 12/11/1845 | First battle between Britishers and Sikhs. In 1849, Punjab lost its independence. This is referred as the first Anglo-Sikh War. |
| 8/29/1612 | Battle at Surat in India; English fleet beats Portuguese. |
| 9/26/1985 | P.T. Usha sets record for 100m (Women) in 11.39 seconds at Jakarta. |
| 1/29/1993 | Test debut of Vinod Kambli, prolific Indian batsman. |
| 1/18/1992 | Muthuswami Pillai, father of Bharat Natyam classical dance, passed away. |
| 9/2/1996 | Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand beats Garry Kasparov in Rapid Chess tournament in Geneva. |
| 2/17/1997 | Notorious criminal Charles Sobhraj released from jail after 20 years, and re-arrested soon after release under Foreigners' Regional Registration Act. |
| 1/16/1941 | Ashok Vajpai, veteran critic and Hindi poet, was born. |
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