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Historical Event on 1/10/1998

Nine Ranbir Sena supporters are killed in an ambush at Rampurchauram village in Bihar's Jehanabad district.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/20/1930With all the pageantry of the British Empire, a conference of Indian and British leaders had been convened in London to discuss dominion status for India. Surrounded by Maharajahs in turbans, King George V convened the round table conference in the Royal Gallery of the House of Lords. Notably absent was Mahatma Gandhi, leader of the nationalist movement. The conference saw a breakdown of the Indian caste system as Brahmins dealt with spokesmen for ""untouchable
2/14/1914Vinaya Kumar Parashar, journalist and social worker, was born at Hemgir, M.P.
2/14/1914Queen Elizabeth I granted its Royal Charter to the 218 Knights and merchants of the City of London who formed the East India Company. The venture failed to achieve its stated objectives -- it made little impression on the Dutch control of the spice trade and could not establish a lasting outpost in the East Indies.
5/1/1897Vivekananda Swami established Ramakrishna Mission.
1/11/1991Ravi Naik of Maharashtra Gomanthak party sworn in as the CM of Goa.
11/22/1997Diana Hayden, 24-year-old Mumbai-born Miss India, beat 85 contestants from around the world to be crowned new 'Miss Universe' at Mahe in Seychelles.
12/26/1986Consumer Rights Act was passed.
1/3/1996Karnataka agrees to release 6 tmc ft. of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu, bowing to PM's order.
2/24/1786Charles Cornwallis appointed Governor-General of India.
4/7/1934Mahatma Gandhi suspended his campaign of civil disobedience in India.