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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 |
| 3/19/1907 | Dr. Dilawar Hussain, right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper, was born. |
| 9/2/1996 | Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand beats Garry Kasparov in Rapid Chess tournament in Geneva. |
| 4/18/1926 | Padmakar Ganesh Chitle, famous Marathi novelist, was born. |
| 8/1/1993 | Jananayak Debeswar Sarmah, great freedom fighter, architect and nationalist, died at Jorhat, Assam. |
| 7/25/1995 | India reaps a record harvest of food grain of 189.77 million tonnes ('94, 95). |
| 12/17/1972 | New line of control agreed to in Kashmir between India & Pakistan. |
| 9/1/1668 | Mumbai was handed over to East India Company by King of England. |
| 12/14/1998 | The Supreme Court allows Karnataka to begin skeletal work on erection of 26 crest gates at the Almatti dam on the Krishna at ''its own risk and cost'', but directs it not to raise the dam height beyond the present 509 metres. |
| 2/15/1993 | India regains ""Rubber"" after 6 years by beating England by an innings and 70 runs at Madras. |
| 4/15/1980 | Six more private sector banks nationalized. |
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