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Historical Event on 9/18/1803
Puri was captured by Britishers from the Marathas without any struggle.
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| 12/17/1990 | N. Janardhan Reddy sworn in as CM of Andhra Pradesh. |
| 6/3/1865 | George V, King of England (1910-36), was born. |
| 8/6/1996 | Dr. Raj Kumar was conferred Dada Saheb Phalke award. |
| 3/22/1902 | Great Britain and Persia agree to link Europe and India by telegraph. |
| 7/16/1936 | Venkataraman Subramanya, cricketer (Indian bowler in nine Tests mid-60's, Leg Break Googly, Right Arm), was born in Bangalore. |
| 1/20/1999 | Renowned playwright Girish Karnad is selected for the 1998 Jnanpith Award. |
| 2/21/1952 | General Election ( 1st) of India ends. |
| 1/27/1996 | 'Prithvi', surface-to-surface missile, test-fired successfully. |
| 5/25/1941 | 5,000 drown in a storm at Ganges Delta region in India. |
| 9/5/1997 | Mother Teresa, founder of Missionaries of Charity who was awarded with Nobel Prize (1979) and Bharat Ratna, died at the age of 87 due to heart attack late in the evening around 9:30 pm in Calcutta. |
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