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Historical Event on 12/31/1600
Royal Charter forms the East India Company, setting in motion a process that ultimately results in the subjugation of India under British rule.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/28/1981 | Salman Rushdie is awarded the Booker Prize for Midnight's Children. |
| 9/22/1992 | Indo-British Extradition Treaty signed in London. |
| 7/16/1936 | Venkataraman Subramanya, cricketer (Indian bowler in nine Tests mid-60's, Leg Break Googly, Right Arm), was born in Bangalore. |
| 11/14/1997 | 10th International Film Festival for children and young people ambles into Hyderabad atop Gajju, the delightful elephant mascot. About 125 films from 30 countries will be screened. |
| 11/5/1956 | Nehru breaks silence condemning Soviets for repression in Hungary. |
| 11/16/1990 | Chandrasekhar Government wins confidence motion of 280 for 214 against and 11 abstained (17 members were absent). |
| 9/7/1995 | Chandrababu Naidu, Andhra Pradesh CM, wins the vote of confidence. He received 227 votes. 31 were neutral. |
| 6/9/1957 | General Election ( 2nd) of India ends. |
| 12/28/1977 | Sumitranandan Pant, famous Hindi poet and literaeur, died. |
| 6/6/1935 | Harry Crews, great US writer and actor (Indian Runner), was born. |
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