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Historical Event on 12/6/1756

British troops under Robert Clive occupy Fulta India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/25/1993National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad, celebrated its platinum jubilee in 1993 by organizing several scientific activities throughout the year, culminating in the International Symposium on Nutrition during November 25-27, 1993.
7/3/1975Virendrakishor Roy Chaudhary, famous music director, passed away.
4/18/1991Kerala declared the first fully literate state in the country.
3/17/1985Dattu Phadkar, cricketer (Indian all-rounder, 31 Tests 1947-58), passed away.
2/27/1854Lord Dalhousie captured Jhansi under the East India Company.
12/28/1907Vitthal Narayan Kothiwale, great author, was born at Garoth (Malva).
4/18/1959India, Pakistan sign one-year pact on Indus River irrigation.
1/29/1976Parliament approves permanent government and censorship of newspapers at New Delhi.
9/28/1909Jairaj, famous film actor, was born. His first film was 'Sparkling Youth' (1930). He was a receipant of Dada Saheb Phalke Award. Some of his films are 'Fight unto Death', 'All for love', 'Bhawani No Bhog', 'Pearl', 'Queen of Faries', 'The Enemy', 'My Hero'.
8/29/1998Sachin Tendulkar receives the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award and Joginder Singh Saini receives the Dronacharya award, while several other leading sporstmen receive Arjuna award from President K.R. Narayanan in Delhi.