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Historical Event on 10/5/1676
East India company got authority from the King of England to mint Indian currencies 'Rupee and Paise' coins in Bombay.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/30/1981 | Pakistan Commando soldiers release 66 hostages in Lahore from five Khalistan hijackers and activists of the Dal Khalsa International. |
| 10/10/1964 | Gurbachan Singh Randhawa sets record for 110m Her. in 14.09s at Tokyo. |
| 9/13/1997 | Grieving India lays to rest Mother Teresa in state funeral in Calcutta in which pomp and splendour is combined with religious rites. |
| 12/24/1973 | E.V.Ramasami, founder of DMK party, prominent leader, great social worker and revolutionary freedom fighter, died at the age of 94. |
| 4/16/1918 | Lalita Pawar, famous actress of Indian film industry, was born. |
| 11/20/1907 | Railroad workers strike in India. |
| 1/22/1990 | The International Literacy Campaign was launced in the country by the Prime Minister at a national function held at New Delhi. (8-9-90). |
| 9/28/1991 | Shankar Guha Niyogi, an active trade union leader of Madhya Pradesh, was shot dead by unknown assailants. |
| 1/18/1959 | Miss Meera Behn, follower of Gandhi, left India for good. |
| 6/25/1994 | Dinsha Pirosha Madan, Chief Justice of Supreme Court, died. |
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