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Historical Event on 1/10/1998

Nine Ranbir Sena supporters are killed in an ambush at Rampurchauram village in Bihar's Jehanabad district.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/24/1783Simon Bolivar, great dynamic leader and social reformer, was born at Carcas.
1/19/1977World's largest crowd--12.7 million--gather for Indian religious festival 'Kumbh Mela'.
7/8/1996Mathematical Olympiad was held in Mumbai - the first time in India (from 08-17, 1996).
12/3/1882Nandalal Bose, great Indian painter and master, was born in Bengal.
1/25/1914Gandhi reaches agreement with South African Union govt. on treatment of Indian nationals at South Africa.
6/18/1633Revairu Diogu, dictionary creator of Konkani language and Jezoet Priest, died.
11/1/1966Punjab High Court was renamed as Punjab & Haryana High Court. This court was established in Chandigarh for Punjab, Haryana & Chandigarh territory.
2/4/1757Lord Clive remained unsuccessful after sending two ambassadors to make treaty with Siraj -Ud -Daula, while he was marching towards Calcutta.
1/1/1903Sen also produced the first publicity films of India--""Jaba Kusum Hair Oil'' and ''Edward's Anti-malaria Specific''. He also filmed the celebrations of the Coronation of King Edward VII at Calcutta.
3/14/1931First Indian talkie film 'Alam Ara' released at Majestic Cinema, Bombay. Directed by Ardeshir Irani, the film was 11,152 ft. long and was produced by Imperial Film Co., Bombay and beared censored No. 10043 on March 11. The most remarkable thing about this film was birth of sound in Indian films, it came with a bang and quickly displaced the silent movies and brought revolutionary changes in the whole set up of the industry.