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Historical Event on 12/31/1738

Lord Charles Cornvalis, Governor General of India (1786-1793), was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/21/1903Bhalchandra Digambar Garware, famous industrailist, was born.
5/25/1877Sir John Lawrence--passenger steamer of McLean & Co. of Calcutta--sank near the coastline of Orrisa in a storm. This ship carried 732 passengers.
9/7/2000The Election Commission de-recognises the Lok Shakti, headed by former Union Minister Ramakrishna Hegde, as a state party on the basis of its performance in the Lok Sabha and Assembly polls in 1999.
5/17/1949India decided with only one dissent vote to remain within the Commonwealth of Nations.
12/10/1936Duke of York succeeds King Edward as King George VI.
1/20/1949Junagarh formally merged with Saurashtra.
10/20/1774New Regulating Act was introduced which abolished the East India Company Government and a new Government was formed.
10/4/1997Two top executives of Turkish firm 'Karsan', accused in Rs. 133 crore urea import scam case, were remanded to police custody.
11/30/1988Cyclone lashes Bangladesh, Eastern India; 317 killed.
7/2/1950Yusuf Meharali, socialist leader, died.