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Historical Event on 7/7/1855
As many as 30,000, people went to Calcutta alongwith weapons to fight the British army.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/5/1950 | Spurred by recent clashes in East and West Bengal between Muslims and Hindus, Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and his Pakistani couterpart Ali Khan today reached agreement on a ""Bill of Rights for Minorities"". This bill included a provision for ""drumhead justice,"" or summary justice to persons convicted of violating minority rights. |
| 11/11/2000 | Harin Pathak, Union Minister of State for Defence, resigns after being chargesheeted by a sessions court in Ahmedabad in a case relating to the murder of a head constable at the height of the anti-reservation agitation in 1985. |
| 8/15/1982 | Doordarshan's national programme and the first nationwide colour transmission started by Delhi Doordarshan. |
| 1/19/1990 | Mr. Jagmohan takes over the administration in J&K as the new Governor after CM Farukh Abdulla resigns. |
| 8/12/1991 | Parliament passes the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (prevention) amendment bill. |
| 5/4/1799 | Tipu Sultan is killed in a battle against 5,000 British soldiers who stormed and razed his capital, Seringapatanam. |
| 5/4/1799 | Babur came to India , and conquered it through Sindh in his fifth attempt. |
| 10/17/1990 | S. Bangarappa sworn in as CM of Karnataka following revocation of President's rule. |
| 11/24/1999 | India finish with 10 gold, eight silver and seven bronze medals in the Commonwealth shooting championship which ended in Auckland. |
| 11/24/1899 | Pandit Hiralal Shastri, great social worker, leader and first chief minister of Rajasthan state, was born at Jobner, Jaipur District. |
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