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Historical Event on 6/20/1756

A group of British soldiers along with Halvel were imprisoned by some rebellions in a suffocating cell that gained notoriety as the ""Black Hole of Calcutta."" Most of them died here.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/15/1947Indian Independence Day.
12/11/1872Rajkhova Benudhar, modern Assamese poet, was born.
3/17/19674th Parliament (Lok Sabha) was formed.
8/28/1934Justice Sujata Manohar was born.
3/20/1992Satyajit Ray, veteran film producer and director, was presented the 'Bharat Ratna' Award at Calcutta.
5/1/1923Under the leadership of Singaravelu Chettiar, the first May day was celebrated in India.
12/23/1889Mehr Chand Mahajan, Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India, was born.
9/15/1967Ramkrishnarao Burgula, Chief Minister of Hyderabad, died.
5/1/1997Abhijit Kunte wins National `A' chess championshop for men.
1/3/1997Government announces setting up of a Central Board for bank frauds.