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Historical Event on 1/7/1761

Third Battle of Panipat: Ahmed Shah Abdali, the ruler of Afghanistan, defeats the Marathas; Maratha imperialism checked.

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3/21/1916Ustad Bismilla Khan, clarionett Master, was born at Dumraon in Bihar.
5/22/1961Jnanpeeth Award was instituted and the first award was given in 1965. This award is given for the best creative literary writing by any Indian citizen in any of the languages included in the VIII Schedule of the Indian Constitution. The award carries a cash price of Rs 2.5 lakh, a citation and a bronze momento.
12/14/1946Sanjay Gandhi, youth Congress leader, was born in New Delhi.
1/25/1948French India Peoples' Convention, Pondicherry, passed a resolution for complete merger of the French India with the Dominion of India. - G. V. Mavlankar was elected the first Speaker of the Indian Parliament.
8/28/1972General Insurance Business was nationalised.
7/20/1924Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar established Bahishkrit Hitkarni Sabha.
7/13/1998India and Germany sign an agreement on promoting and protecting investment in Bonn.
6/10/199718 persons were killed and 10 wounded by suspected National Liberation Front of Tripura militants at Thalchhara near Agartala.
5/23/1996Joint Opposition candidate Purno A. Sangma (Cong. MP from Meghalaya) unanimously elected Speaker of 11th Lok Sabha.
7/6/1927Prabhjot Kaur, great poet and author, was born at Langrayal (Pakistan).