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Historical Event on 1/7/1761
Third Battle of Panipat: Ahmed Shah Abdali, the ruler of Afghanistan, defeats the Marathas; Maratha imperialism checked.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/20/1989 | Launching of IRBM `Agni' fails. |
| 9/24/1992 | Union Labour Minister announces a new export-oriented emigration policy in place of the regulatory one. |
| 7/1/1975 | Indira Gandhi, then Prime Minister of India, declared a 20-point economic programme. |
| 5/25/1936 | Rusi Framroz Surti, cricketer (Indian slow lefty, hat-trick for Qld 1969), was born in Surat, Gujarat. |
| 4/14/1944 | Blast in ammunition loaded on 1,318 tonned freighter 'S. S. Fort Stikine' which was anchored in Victoria Dock at Bombay. The explosion killed 1376 people, wrecking 27 ships and destroying 40,000 tons of food. |
| 10/22/1999 | The Prime Minister warns of more 'hard decisions'. |
| 9/16/1967 | Tibetan, Indian and Chinese troops engage in fighting at Natu La pass on the Tibet-Sikkim border. |
| 4/21/1994 | Malayalam sweeps national film awards. Mammootty, Shobhana best actor and actress; T.V. Chandran best director; Buddadeb Das Gupta's Bengali 'Charachar' adjudged best film. |
| 12/6/1929 | British Viceroy meets with Indian leaders to discuss dominion status for India. |
| 1/27/1926 | Arunkumar Vaidya, former General of Indian Army, was born. |
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