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Historical Event on 10/5/1676
East India company got authority from the King of England to mint Indian currencies 'Rupee and Paise' coins in Bombay.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/2/1957 | All India Scheduled Caste Federation formally dissolved and a new political party 'Republican Party of India' was formed. |
| 5/11/1919 | Troops under General Barrett inflicted a sharp reverse today on the invading Afghans at Bagh Springs. The whole of the frontier area was up in arms with tribesmen threatening Landi Khotal and martial law being proclaimed in Peshawar. It was expected however that General Barrett, well equipped with guns and airplanes, would soon control the situation. Reports had been reaching London for some time about the possibility of an Afghan incursion following the murder of the pro-British Emir Habibullah. His third son, Amanullah Khan, who took over the throne, was known to be hostile toward the government of India. |
| 7/18/1980 | Second Experimental launch of Space Launch Vehicle -3 (SLV-3) by Indian made 35 kilogram Rohini satellite (RS-1) successfully placed in orbit. It was used for measuring in-flight performance of second experimental launch of SLV-3. The launch took from Sriharikota and India became the sixth nation to put a satellite into orbit. |
| 6/15/1986 | K. K. Tarapore, cricketer (Test for India 1948), was killed in a motor-scooter accident. |
| 2/24/1995 | Rishang Keishing (Cong-I) sworn in as the 15th CM of Manipur. |
| 11/24/1997 | Leander-Mahesh stumble at the final step, finish second in the World doubles tennis championships at Hartford. |
| 10/14/1992 | 10 Indians sentenced to six years in jail in the UAE on account of staging a play in Sharjah. |
| 6/1/1790 | A treaty was signed between Marathas, Britishers and Nizam. |
| 4/2/1702 | Balaji Vishwanath Bhat, first Peshwa, passed away. |
| 7/1/1955 | S. P. Kampani, was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 18-07-1957. |
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