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Historical Event on 1/12/1757
Captain Eyre Coote from the Portuguese was captured in Bandel.
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| 8/22/1818 | Warren Hastings, first Governor General of India (1773-84), died at the age of 85. |
| 2/16/1997 | Tribal militants kill 21 persons in Tripura. |
| 6/23/1997 | India and Pakistan reach accord on joint working groups to address outstanding issues including Kashmir and Siachen. |
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