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Historical Event on 6/17/1756

Nawab Sira-ud-Daulah attacked on Calcutta with 50,000 soldiers and captured it on June 21.

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12/27/1988The first hot-air Cross India Balloon started its flight in Rajasthan.
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3/2/1982Indira Gandhi opened Mahatma Gandhi Road Bridge at Patna.
10/14/1991Prasannakumar Abhyankar, senior journalist, died.
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3/19/1954The first helicopter S-55 arrived at Bombay by sea.
11/7/1936Chandrakant Devtale, famous Hindi poet, was born.