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Historical Event on 1/14/1760
Eyree Coote, British Army Captain, captured and surrendered Pondicherry, capitulated French General Lally.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/19/1954 | The first helicopter S-55 arrived at Bombay by sea. |
| 4/9/1991 | Rajendra Mathur, editor of Hindi daily newspaper 'Navbharat Times', passed away. |
| 9/1/1913 | Snehangshu Kanta Acharya, politician, social reformer, lawyer and athelete, was born. |
| 9/1/1913 | Iltutmish, father of Radiya Sultan, died in Delhi. |
| 6/4/1997 | Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2D), fourth satellite in INSAT-2 series, launched. This has additional capabilities such as mobile satellite service, business communication and television outreach beyond Indian boundaries. This became inoperable due to power bus anamoly since Oct. 4, 1997. It was launched by European launch vehicle, Ariane from Kourov in French Guyana. |
| 4/15/1932 | Suresh Shridhar Bhat, famous poet, was born. |
| 5/21/1975 | The 26-mile feeder canal from Farakka to the Bhagirathi river dedicated to the nation. |
| 7/27/1982 | Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi first visited the US in almost 11 years. |
| 2/2/1968 | TERLS dedicated to the United Nations. |
| 6/3/1998 | The naval version of the surface-to-air missile, Trishul, is test-fired in Kochi. |
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