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Historical Event on 6/23/1661
Princess Catherine of Portugal wed King of England Charles II. Portugal gave island of Mumbai to England as present. The British got Bombay as dowry from Portugal.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
7/22/1996 | 1996-97 budget presented to Parliament by Finance Minister P. Chidambaram. |
11/1/1974 | Vangipurappu Venkata Sai Laxman, cricketer (Indian Test batsman v S Africa 1996 ), was born in Hyderabad. |
5/1/1998 | The Konkan Railway running for 760-km is dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. This was an extention from Ratnagiri. |
5/5/1986 | Controversial Muslim Women Bill passed by Lok Sabha. |
12/19/1952 | Nehru announces the Government's decision for establishing an Andhra State, constituting Telugu speaking areas of the State of Madras, excluding the city. |
6/23/1946 | Gandhiji advises Congress not to enter Interim Government, but only Constituent Assembly. |
1/22/1945 | The Indian 7th Division captures Tilin at Burma. |
9/24/1859 | Nana Saheb, alias Dhundu Pant, one of the top leaders of Sepoy Mutiny, passed away in Nepal. |
4/23/1795 | East India Company gave Warren Hastings a grant of the money and he was honourably acquitted of the charges. |
4/6/1942 | During the second world war, for the first time Japanese air-bombers attacked India, and the mainland took place at Visakhapatnam. |
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