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Historical Event on 6/13/1757
Clive marched to Murshidabad against Nawab Siraj ud-Daulah along with the force comprising of 1800 British and 2000 Indian soldiers with eight canons.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/23/1986 | B. G. Deshmukh was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 27th March, 1989. |
| 6/19/1877 | Pandurang Chimanaji Patil, famous agriculturist of Maharashtra, was born. |
| 6/17/1973 | Leander Vece Paes, tennis player who singles bronze at Atlanta Olympics (1996), was born. He was also a winner of French Open in 1999, Gold Flake Open, Newport 1998, Wimbledon 1999 (doubles and mixed doubles). |
| 2/13/1936 | Dinsha Wachha, great Industrialist and social worker, passed away at Mumbai. |
| 5/27/1968 | Second Jawaharlal Nehru award for International Understanding given to Reverend Martin Luther King posthumously. |
| 8/1/1966 | Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya (HPKV) was established at Palampur under the aegis of Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, to cater to the need of hilly areas of erstwhile Punjab. |
| 2/1/1990 | Governors named for 14 states. |
| 5/6/1952 | Dr. Rajendra Prasad re-elected the President of India ""Rashtrapati"" after the first Presidential election held under the Indian constitution. |
| 12/13/1991 | Justice M. H Kania of Maharashtra sworn in as the 23rd Chief Justice of India. |
| 2/2/1965 | Government sanction was accorded to the Officers Training School for the start of Short Service Regular Commission. |
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