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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 |
| 10/12/1998 | Sushma Swaraj is sworn in Delhi Chief Minister in place of Mr. Sahib Singh Verma |
| 10/30/1963 | Pasumpon Muthuramalingam Thevar, nationalist, freedom fighter and social worker, died at Madurai. |
| 7/11/1998 | The Government reduces customs duty on edible oils under the Open General Licence from 20 to 10 per cent. |
| 10/19/1925 | B. Shankaranand, former central minister, was born. |
| 12/6/1995 | Prabhakar Barve,painter of international fame, passed away. |
| 3/16/1986 | Internationally wanted criminal Charles Sobharaj and 6 other prisoners escape from Tihar Jail. |
| 5/23/1990 | Banarasi Das Gupta elected CM of Haryana following Om Prakash Chautala's resignation. |
| 4/3/1988 | Rajiv Gandhi seals the border between Punjab and Pakistan. |
| 11/20/1930 | With all the pageantry of the British Empire, a conference of Indian and British leaders had been convened in London to discuss dominion status for India. Surrounded by Maharajahs in turbans, King George V convened the round table conference in the Royal Gallery of the House of Lords. Notably absent was Mahatma Gandhi, leader of the nationalist movement. The conference saw a breakdown of the Indian caste system as Brahmins dealt with spokesmen for ""untouchable |
| 1/26/1931 | Gandhiji was unconditionally released from prison. |
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