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Historical Event on 11/1/1858
Her Majesty Queen Victoria was no longer amused with the Company's loss of control, and India came directly under the Crown of 'Princes, Chiefs and People of India'. Britain Government took over administrative powers from East India Company to rule India.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
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| 2/28/1968 | International City Auroville inaugurated the Aurobindo Ashram in Pondechery. |
| 2/16/1931 | Viceroy Lord Irwin meets Mahatma Gandhi for the first time. |
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| 11/11/1793 | English pioneer missionary William Carey, 32, reached Calcutta five months after setting sail for India. Later, Carey founded the Baptist Missionary Society, the first of the British Protestant missions agencies. |
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| 11/6/1996 | India wins Titan's cup beating South Africa in Mumbai. |
| 11/1/1999 | H. K. Dua, senior Journalist and former editor of The Indian Express and The Hindustan Times, is appointed the Press Adviser to the Prime Minister. |
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