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Historical Event on 2/10/1691

Job Charnock established the first English factory in Calcutta.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/4/1993L K Advani unanimously elected President of BJP.
7/10/1996Budget session of Parliament begins.
10/15/1866Vasudevacharya Kerur, famous Kannad novelist, playwright and journalist, was born.
10/31/1990Hindus flee Muslim prorsecution in Kashmir Valley.
9/29/1755Robert Lord Clive founded the British empire in India
11/15/1989Test debut of Sachin Tendulkar and Waqar Yunus at Karachi.
11/1/1948An Indian brigade group supported by the 7th Cavalry (Stuart tanks) broke through the Great Himalayan Range at Zojila to drive out the invaders from Ladakh district. At approximately 3,500 metres, this was the highest point in the history of warfare that tanks had operated.
1/17/1981Central Government offers full statehood to Mizoram.
7/24/1997Mahasweta Devi, Bengali litterateur, is recipient of this year's Ramon Magsaysay Award for journalism, literature and creative communication arts for her writings on indigenous communities.
2/16/1982Sibnath Banerjee, great social worker and leader, passed away.