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Historical Event on 8/19/1757

The first rupee coin was minted in Calcutta by the East India Company.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/20/1993Government decides to form an Autonomous Council for the tribals within Assam to solve Bodo issue.
3/28/1984Bhausaheb Ranade, famous freedom fighter, passed away.
2/14/1999Fifth National Games inaugurated at Imphal.
9/6/1961D. N. Kohli was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 28-05-1966.
4/1/1997Govt. clarifies it is illegal to carry a child on a two-wheeler in addition to a pillion rider.
10/13/1877Bhulabhai Desai, politician, was born.
6/5/1989Missile `Trishul' tested successfully.
1/17/1923Rangey Raghav, famous hindi writer, was born.
1/1/1934Raju V. Vikram, cricket test umpire for 2 tests from 1984-87, was born at Karnataka.
11/5/1995Common Guidance test flight of Trishul successful.