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Historical Event on 12/31/1600
Royal Charter forms the East India Company, setting in motion a process that ultimately results in the subjugation of India under British rule.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/10/1995 | Ashok Padbidri, famous journalist and editor, died. |
| 1/24/1980 | E. K. Nayanar forms Government in Kerala. |
| 3/26/1977 | Morarji Desai, the new Prime Minister, forms his Cabinet. |
| 5/28/1964 | A slow-moving funeral cortege containing the body of Jawaharlal Nehru inched through the streets of New Delhi today. A million and a half Indians lined the route to pay final respects to their beloved leader. |
| 8/28/1906 | Chintamani Govind (Mama Pendse), great actor, was born. |
| 8/28/1906 | Zahir Al-Din Muhammad Babur Shah (1526-30), prince and founder of Mughal dynasty in India, was born. |
| 10/14/1956 | Dr. Bhimrao Ramji, Ambedkar and about two lakh scheduled caste men and women embraced Buddhism in Nagpur. |
| 3/29/1857 | Sepoy Mangal Pandey shot the first bullet of 1857 Indian mutiny in the barracks of Barrackpur near Calcutta against British Empire. This was the starting of the mutiny. |
| 5/9/1995 | Abha Gandhi, servant to Mahatma Gandhi, passed away. He was 68 years. |
| 8/3/1905 | Uma Datt Sraswat, famous writer, was born at Biswan in U.P. |
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