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Historical Event on 3/6/1775

Raghunath Rao signed treaty of Surat with British ending the first Anglo-Maratha War.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/1/1855East India Railways were held for formal inauguration; Howrah station was opened.
1/21/1981Bishnu Ram Medhi, chief minister of Assam and Governor of Madras, passed away.
6/4/1932Mahendranath Gupt, follower of Ramkrishna Paramhans, passed away.
5/4/1799Tipu Sultan is killed in a battle against 5,000 British soldiers who stormed and razed his capital, Seringapatanam.
7/7/1948Damodar Valley Corporation, first public corporation, was established.
7/22/1997Govt. issues notification saying that Prasar Bharati Act, 1990 would come into force from Sept. 15.
2/1/1956Judge Sudhi Ranjan Das became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 30/09/1959.
11/8/1960Subroto Mukherjee died while having dinner in Tokyo, where he had gone with the Air India International Airlines which made its first inaugural flight to the city of Tokyo, Japan.
3/24/1968The second Indian-made rocket 'Menaka' successfully launched at the Thumba station.
12/25/1932King George V's chair collapsed during his Christmas dinner speech.