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Historical Event on 3/1/1640

Britishers were allowed to do commercial activities in Madras.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/17/1976New Zealand score their first innings win in Tests vs India.
11/8/1968Jansattak Party established.
9/19/2000Karnam Malleswari adds a glorious chapter to Indian sports history at the Sydney International Convention Centre by becoming the first woman to gain an Olympic medal.
9/4/1665Raja Jai Singh treaty of Purandar was signed between the Mughals and Chattrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
9/20/1878Hindu"", an English weekly in Madras with G. S. Aiyer as its Editor, was first published with only 80 copies.
11/21/1985Ramnath Kenny, cricketer (5 Tests for India 1958-60), passed away.
10/29/1958Dhondo Keshav Karve, first social and educational reformer of Maharashtra, honoured by Bharat Ratna Award.
11/7/1966Riots over slaughtered cow claims seven lives.
6/21/1998India and Russia sign a $2.5-billion deal to set up a nuclear power station at Koodankulam in Tamil Nadu.
8/10/1995Harishankar Parsai, famous Hindi litterateur, passed away.