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Historical Event on 6/13/1731
Swedish East India Company was formed. For 15 years King Fredrick of Sweden gave the Company a charter.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/22/1902 | Sorabjee Harmasji Colah, (right-hand batsman who batted in India's first two Tests), was born in Bombay. |
| 10/10/1927 | Bansilal, leader of Lokdal Party, was born |
| 11/13/1901 | War Secretary Brodrick claimed that Boers were killing natives in large numbers. He intended to withdraw troops from India to fight in S. Africa at London. |
| 9/3/1992 | Delhi High Court verdict on Bofors challenged in the Supreme Court. |
| 12/9/1946 | The first meeting of Constitutional Committee Assembly was held in Parliment after a gap of two years, 11 months and 17 days. The Congress started its work of framing the Indian Constitution. Muslim League boycott failed to prevent Constituent Assembly opening. From 16th August 1946, the country witnessed communal riots on an unprecedented scale. At this crucial juncture, on 20th February 1947, Clement Atlee the British prime minister, fixed June 1948 as a deadline for transfer of power and Lord Mountbatten was appointed as the new Viceroy. |
| 12/9/1946 | Guru Arjun Dev, Sikh Guru, was born. |
| 12/17/1972 | New line of control agreed to in Kashmir between India & Pakistan. |
| 7/26/1956 | Godavarish Mishra, famous Oriya poet, playwright and essay writer, died. |
| 12/9/1999 | Several MPs in the Lok Sabha demand resignation of the CBI chief in the Priyadarshini Matto murder case. |
| 7/24/1932 | Madhukar Devram Toradmal, famous actor and playwright, was born. |
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