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Historical Event on 9/18/1803

Puri was captured by Britishers from the Marathas without any struggle.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/1/1999India retained the SAFF Coca-Cola football title in Margao, beating Bangladesh in the final.
10/12/1995Inderjit Gupta re-elected General Secretary of CPI.
1/18/1972Vinod Ganpat Kambli, cricketer (prolific Indian batsman 1993-), was born in Bombay.
4/16/1959Raurkela Iron Project's first furnace started functioning.
3/18/1919Rowlatt Act, intended to perpetuate the extraordinary powers enjoyed by the Government under Lord Chelmsford during the war, provokes countrywide protests. This Rowlatt Act was forced instead of 1915 Indian Security Act which reduced freedom of Indian people.
2/13/1999The 5th National Games were inaugurated by President K.R. Narayanan in Imphal.
6/5/1966Indian rupee devalued by 36.5 percent.
8/8/1955Dr. Homi J. Bhabha elected chairman of the international conference on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy.
10/4/1992D. M. Sutar, freedom fighter and senior journalist, died.
12/25/1771Shah Alam II sat on the Throne of Dehli. Marathas captured Delhi and induced Shah Alam to return to Delhi after an absence of 18 years from the captial.