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Historical Event on 1/15/1784

Sir William Jones, Judge and linguist, and Sir Warren Hastings established the Asiatic Society of Bengal at Calcutta. This was the first scholastic institution.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/27/1999BJP recaptures the Jaipur Civic body posts by winning 49 out of 70 seats.
9/21/1992The Officers Training School (OTS) women were inducted into the Army as Officers, and the onerous task of training the Lady Cadets of WSES (O) courses commenced at the OTS.
9/14/1997Fire and explosions devastate terminals and storage tanks at Visakh Refinery of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation. Toll put at 51.
5/14/1995Major train accident near Salem when KK Express collides with goods train killing 51 people.
7/21/1883Star Theatre was opened in Calcutta.
9/20/1933Annie Besant, veteran freedom fighter for India, died.
8/23/1947Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was sworn is as the Deputy Prime Minister of India.
12/13/2000The Lok Sabha begins the Ayodhya-Babri Masjid debate.
3/29/1857Sepoy Mangal Pandey shot the first bullet of 1857 Indian mutiny in the barracks of Barrackpur near Calcutta against British Empire. This was the starting of the mutiny.
9/9/1997Pravin Thipsay becomes India's third chess Grand Master.
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