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Historical Event on 8/2/1763
British troops once again defeated Mir Kasim in 'Giriya' battle.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/1/1976 | Indira Gandhi asks for sweeping new powers at New Delhi. |
| 2/21/1992 | Congress scores nearly three-fourth majority in Punjab Assembly elections. |
| 9/19/1997 | Ambar Roy, Indian test batsman (1969-70), died in Calcutta. |
| 5/25/1915 | Mahatma Gandhi established Sabarmati Ashram near Ahmedabad. |
| 9/9/1942 | Shirish Kumar, martyr, died. |
| 11/23/1933 | Rajan Mehra, cricket test umpire for 2 tests from 1986-87, was born at Delhi. |
| 12/19/1999 | The President and the Prime Minister express shock over the bid to assassinate the Sri Lankan President, Chandrika Kumaratunga. |
| 9/19/1996 | India Development Forum pledges $7b. to India. |
| 8/1/1990 | Devi Lal, Dy. PM, dropped from Union Cabinet following wild charges he made against colleagues in an interview with the 'Illustrated Weekly'. |
| 4/9/1783 | Tipu Sultan drives out English from Bednoor, India. |
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