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Historical Event on 7/1/1781
British troops defeated Hyder Ali's progress. He was checked by Eyree Coote after the battle of Porto Novo and becamed subdued.
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| 5/31/1997 | Fourth National Games opened at Bangalore. |
| 11/15/1913 | Ravindranath Tagore (1861-1941), received the message that he was awarded with Noble Prize in literature for his collection of poems ""Gitanjali"" . He was the first Indian to be awarded with Nobel Prize. (13 or 15) |
| 1/28/1950 | Supreme Court of India was inaugurated. |
| 8/12/1868 | Frederick JNT Lord Chelmsford, Viceroy of British-India (1916-21), was born. |
| 3/2/1986 | Kashinath Ghanekar, famous stage artist, passed away. |
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| 3/27/1878 | Britishers sent Indian soldiers to Malta considering that the Russian would attack. |
| 3/27/1878 | Babur's eldest son Humayun ascended the throne. He was, doubtless, a man of parts. |
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