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Historical Event on 1/30/1785
Sir Charles Metkaff, governor general of East India Company, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/6/1962 | India closes its consulates in Communist China. |
| 11/18/1972 | Tiger was adopted as India's 'National Animal' |
| 4/4/1904 | Kundan Lal Saigal, golden voiced singer, legend in his lifetime, actor and film maker, was born in Jammu. Some of his famous songs are ""Ek Bangla Bane Nayara"", ""Diya Jalao"", ""Jab Dil Hi Toot Gaya"". |
| 7/25/1970 | Pillai A. Thanu, former Chief Minister of Kerala, passed away. |
| 7/22/1998 | 24-year old P T Usha won bronze medals in the 400m and 200m races and anchored the 4x100m relay team to gold and 4x400m for silver at the Asian Track and Field Championships in Fukuoka, Japan. |
| 3/15/1983 | Farukh Abdul Latif, great politician and journalist, was born. |
| 8/7/1868 | Pratham Chaudhary (Birbal), modern Bengali poet and critic, was born. |
| 3/22/1793 | Lord Cornwallis promulgated permanent settlement in Bengal and Bihar to fix the revenue amounts once and for all to be paid by the zamindars every year. |
| 12/7/1979 | First International Children's Films Festival was held in Bombay. |
| 1/18/1994 | A 12-point formula mooted to defuse the ministerial crisis. |
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