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Historical Event on 6/17/1756
Nawab Sira-ud-Daulah attacked on Calcutta with 50,000 soldiers and captured it on June 21.
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| 3/15/1950 | Planning Commission Day. |
| 10/2/1929 | Mahatma Gandhi made the Navjivan publication a charitable trust |
| 2/9/1984 | Balasarasvati, eminent classical Karnatic singer and Bharat Natyam dancer of worldwide acclaim, passed away in Madras. |
| 1/5/1869 | Venkatesh Tirko Kulkarni, famous Kannad novelist 'Galagnath', was born. |
| 8/1/1995 | Vohra Panel submits report, highlights nexus between mafia and politicians. |
| 3/20/1965 | Venkataraghavan takes 8-72 vs New Zealand at Delhi. |
| 4/2/1980 | S. S. Grewal was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 30-04-1981. |
| 9/3/1906 | Prithviraj Kapoor, veteran film actor, was born in Peshawar. His first film was 'Challenge' (1929). He is the founder of Prithvi Theatre in Bombay. He is remembered for his immortal role of Akbar is film 'Mugul-E-Azam'. |
| 12/24/1993 | Khanprabha Bhaduri, famous Bengali poet and writer, died. |
| 5/15/1729 | Khanderao Dabhade, great warrior in Maratha kingdom, passed away. |
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