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Historical Event on 8/10/1855
Alladiya Khan, famous singer of Kolhapur court, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/16/1998 | Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh Prime Minister, meets her Indian couterpart A B Vajpayee in New Delhi. |
| 12/31/1706 | Francois Martin, founder of Pondicherry and was its first Governor General, died. He founded Pondicherry, the future capital of French India in 1674. |
| 2/7/1795 | Dutch Prince William V accepts British occupation of Dutch Indies. |
| 11/24/1941 | Attack on Pearl Harbour. |
| 7/16/1990 | O.P.Chautala resigns following directive from JD. |
| 8/25/1917 | The first significant step towards the Indianization of the Army was initiated when seven selected Indians, serving in the Army, were granted King's Commission in the Infantry and the Cavalry. Before the World War ended, two more Indians, who previously held temporary commissions, were granted King's Commission. |
| 2/18/1992 | Sikh extremists murder 17 people in Punjab. |
| 2/23/1997 | Justice J. S. Verma appointed Chief Justice of India. |
| 3/11/1881 | Ashley Eden unveiled in Calcutta Town Hall the first statue of Indians Ram Nath Tagore and Dwarkanath Tagore. |
| 2/6/1954 | Kashmir Assembly accepts re-unification with India. |
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