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Historical Event on 7/7/1763
Britishers declared Mir Jafer as Nawab of Bengal.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/7/1763 | Turkish Armada retired.The arrival of a new Portuguese fleet. |
| 3/20/1925 | Marquess Curzon of Kedleston died this morning at age 66 from complications following an operation. Long a kingpin of the Conservative party, Lord Curzon spent 40 years in public life, serving as Viceroy and Governor General of India and, at the end of his career, as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. Though he came close to becoming prime minister in 1923, his aristocratic past militated against him in an era which nominated leaders from the House of Commons. He twice wed US women and enjoyed fame as an author of books about politics and his own travels. |
| 6/9/1980 | M. G. Ramachandran's second AIADMK ministry takes office. |
| 12/4/1940 | Khurshid Novrojee, freedom fighter, was arrested for not giving prior intimation to go in tribal area. She had founded Gujarat, Kathiwad and Bombay Presidency ""Women Voluntary Amry"". |
| 10/28/1946 | Gandhiji leaves for Calcutta. Riots break out in Bihar. |
| 6/26/1906 | M.P. Sivagnanam, famous Tamil writer and social worker, was born at Madras. |
| 4/26/1929 | British fliers make a record nonstop 4,130-mile trip from London to India. |
| 12/28/1926 | Shirish Kumar, freedom figher, was born. |
| 11/27/2000 | Supreme Court grants bail to four AIADMK men accused in the 2nd February Dharmapuri bus burning incident. |
| 10/2/1996 | Mother Teresa made honorary US citizen. |
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