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Historical Event on 7/19/1763

Mir Kasim was defeated in 'Katwa' battle by Britishers.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/2/1997Bangalore's Dr. B. V. Ravi Kumar develops India's first indigenously made HIV detection kit.
4/7/1920Ravi Shankar Bhattacharya, renowned Sitar player (Sounds of India), was born in Banaras, India.
8/26/1984An Indian Airlines Boeing with 68 passengers and a crew of six hijacked to Lahore. The 12 Sikh hijackers then surrendered to the authorities in the U.A.E and released all the passengers.
8/11/1997Hundreds travelling by Delhi-bound Rajdhani Express from Guwahati have miraculous escape as improvised explosive device planted by suspected Bodo extremists explodes on track near Guwahati.
10/2/1994Five die of pneumonic plague in Delhi. Surat toll rose to 47.
7/1/1964Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI) was established.
1/5/1968Government of India accepts the administrative reforms commission's recommendation to appoint a Lok Pal.
7/5/1984Indian Airlines airbus hijacked, lands in Lahore.
9/22/1931Gandhi meets Charlie Chaplin in London.
2/4/1757Lord Clive remained unsuccessful after sending two ambassadors to make treaty with Siraj -Ud -Daula, while he was marching towards Calcutta.