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Historical Event on 1/14/1761
The third and last battle of Panipat, fought between the Marathas and the Afghan invader Ahmad Shah Abadli, started. The Marathas lost 28,000 soldiers and were virtually routed in North India thus ending the Maratha hegemony.
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| 7/7/1901 | J. Watsan Harod started a branch of Gramophone Company at Calcutta. |
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