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Historical Event on 9/10/1918

Muslim riots break out in Calcutta.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/24/2000S. Vijayalakshmi becomes the first Indian woman Grandmaster in the International Grandmasters chess tournament held in Hyderabad.
10/23/1992UPSC decides to introduce a new essay paper for the civil services examination.
9/27/1989The second test launching of India's surface-to-surface missile, 'Prithvi', from Sri Harikota was successful.
9/11/1824Shivling Surge died at Alpayu.
7/27/1982Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi first visited the US in almost 11 years.
7/10/1924Johannes B van Heutsz, Governor General of Dutch Indies (1904-09), died at the age of 73.
8/19/1757The first rupee coin was minted in Calcutta by the East India Company.
1/25/1992Swaran Singh and Vajpayee awarded 'Padma Vibhushan'.
10/16/1968Hargovind Khorana, Indian scientist, was awarded 1968 Nobel Prize for Medicine and Physiology on man-made synthetic gene.
11/1/2000T. R. Prasad was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He holds this office till date.