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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.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/10/1954First 'President Award' was awarded to film 'Shyamchi Aai'.
6/4/1947Dharmanand Damodar Kosambi, internationally famous Pandit of Buddhism, passed away.
2/15/1924Shankarrao Bajirao Patil, great leader of Maharashtra, was born.
5/7/1834East India Company annexed Coorg. King Raja Veer Rajendra, who was a cruel ruler, after formally declaring a war had captured Durg State.
11/20/1955Polly Umrigar scores India's first Test double century, 223 vs NZ.
4/1/1987Bureau of Indian Standards was changed to Indian Standards Institution.
12/17/1996Virendrakumar Jain, famous writer, died in Mumbai.
11/13/1901Four Language panels were started on Rs. 10/- notes. First time four corner serial numbers were introduced. This panel had Indian languages which varied from state to state.
1/8/1993Dr. P.C. Alexander appointed Governor of Maharashtra.
10/24/2000Delhi High Court admitted the appeal of former Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao against the lower court judgement in the JMM MPs' bribery case.