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Historical Event on 2/1/1827
Gordon's Esplanade building was established in Calcutta's Bengal Club.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/16/1996 | Narasimha Rao, PM, visits Kerala (2 days). |
| 12/26/1989 | Keshav Shankar Pillai, international fame cartoonist, painter, writer and Padma Bhushan awardee, passed away. |
| 2/4/1757 | Lord Clive remained unsuccessful after sending two ambassadors to make treaty with Siraj -Ud -Daula, while he was marching towards Calcutta. |
| 12/23/1889 | Mehr Chand Mahajan, Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India, was born. |
| 5/30/1977 | Express Train fell into Beki river in Assam killing 44 persons. |
| 11/18/1960 | Raghunath Chaudhary, famous natural poet of Assam, passed away. |
| 12/11/1991 | R. G. Sardesai, veteran journalist, died. |
| 7/13/1905 | Gandhiji opposes Bengal Partition, supports boycott of British goods. During Gokhale Lajpat Rai's deputation to Britain, he appeals to Colonial statesmen to treat India ""an integral part of the Empire"" with consideration. Sanjeevan, weekly from Calcutta, also raised the motto to boycott British Goods. |
| 9/23/1803 | British-Indian forces defeated the Marathas in the Battle of Assaye. |
| 7/19/1952 | India all out 82 in 2nd innings after making 52 runs earlier in the day. |
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