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Historical Event on 4/13/1796
The first elephant was brought to America from Bengal, India.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/16/1998 | Delhi-Tamil Nadu Ranji Trophy super-league encounter in Chennai comes to an abrupt halt with Delhi skipper and batsman Ajay Sharma sighting boot marks short of the good length area. |
| 2/16/1998 | Sultan Mehmud of Ghazni began his first real expedition to India by defeating the Hindu King Jaipal. He won Afghanisthan and Punjab in Peshawar battle. This was the first major Muslim conquest in India. |
| 11/1/1992 | Indirabai Khadilkar, famous singer, died. |
| 8/15/1994 | Sukumar Gupta, a socialist, dies. |
| 5/9/1998 | Kirit Raval is appointed Solicitor-General of India. |
| 12/1/1900 | Chidambaranar Thiru Thamizaringar, great author, journalist and homeopath, was born at Sirukadambur, Tamil Nadu. |
| 11/10/1698 | East India Company purchased Calcutta, which had not more than a village at that time. |
| 7/22/1925 | Govind Talwalkar, famous journalist and editor, was born. |
| 12/8/1999 | Furore in the Lok Sabha over RJD President Laloo Prasad Yadav's daughter topping the MBBS exam. |
| 3/5/1851 | Geological Survey of India was established in Calcutta. |
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