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Historical Event on 8/19/1757
The first rupee coin was minted in Calcutta by the East India Company.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/16/1995 | India and USA form new trade framework called Indo-US Commercial Alliance and signs contracts worth $ 1.4 b. |
| 9/16/1997 | Rajeev Balakrishnan sets 100m national mark in the ITC International Athletics meet. |
| 12/22/1986 | India cricket team score 7-676 vs Sri Lanka at Kanpur. |
| 12/14/1990 | President's Rule imposed on Goa. Caretaker CM Dr. Barbosa disqualified from the membership of Assembly for defection from Congress (I) nine months ago. |
| 8/10/1930 | In the 'Gandhi Cap Case' in Guntur, the magistrate prohibits wearing of Gandhi caps within a five-mile radius of the town. |
| 4/10/1880 | C.Y. Chintamani, renowned journalist, was born. |
| 11/30/1909 | Ramesh Chandra died. |
| 11/22/1916 | Shanti Ghosh, great revolutionary freedom fighter, was born at Calcutta. She was one of the accused in famous Chargaon ammunition plot and assassination of General Lemen, Inspector General of Dhaka. |
| 8/14/1998 | Classical vocalist Shamshad Begum, who enthralled radio listeners in the 30s and 40s, died in Mumbai. |
| 3/1/1930 | Coimbatarao Doraikannu Gopinath, cricketer (batted in 8 Tests for India in the 1950's), was born in Madras. |
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