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Historical Event on 12/29/1844

W.C. Bonerjee, first President of the Indian National Congress, was born in Kidderpore, Calcutta.

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3/17/1782Salby Teaty was singed between Anderson (British) and Scindia for the Maratha and East India Company.
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