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Historical Event on 1/14/1761
The third and last battle of Panipat, fought between the Marathas and the Afghan invader Ahmad Shah Abadli, started. The Marathas lost 28,000 soldiers and were virtually routed in North India thus ending the Maratha hegemony.
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3/30/1988 | Tamil Nadu beat Railways by an innings and 144 runs to win Ranji Trophy. |
10/6/1963 | Baba Kharak Singh, freedom fighter and grand old man of Punjab, died. |
6/8/1936 | Akashwani Radio was later changed into All India Radio (AIR) in 1958. |
9/19/1726 | Khandoballal died. |
7/23/1898 | Tarashankar Bandopadhyay, well known Bangla novelist, was born. |
2/19/1861 | Rani Rashmoni, great nationalist, who compelled the British to abolish the tax imposed on fishing in the river, ingeniously blocking the trade and commerce on the part of Ganges, passed away. |
1/18/1963 | Laxminarayn Sahu, litterateur, journalist and social reformer, passed away. |
1/12/2000 | T. S. Krishna Murthy is appointed Election Commissioner in place of G.V.G. Krishnamoorthy who retired. |
10/18/1993 | Mandakini Athvale, first child actor of Indian film industry, died. |
5/28/1992 | Indo-US naval exercises begin. |
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