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Historical Event on 10/11/1737

A violent earthquake and cyclone hit Calcutta which claimed 3,00,000 lives.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/4/1796Bajirao became the second Peshwa.
9/28/1827A few mountain battery trains flourished and kept the Indian component alive as part of the Royal artillery. Recently, it has been established that 8 Company Bombay Artillery survived axing and is now 5 (Bombay) Mountain Battery. This day is now celebrated as the Raising Day of the Regiment of Artillery.
7/29/1997India to revive 'Agni' Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile programme.
9/22/1992Harshad Mehta released after 110 days in jail.
8/18/1990Pandit Narayan Chaturvedi, senior Hindi litterateur, died.
10/31/1966Mihir Sen swam Panama Canal in 34 hours 15 minutes.
10/28/1888Gandhiji reaches London. Lives on vegatarian diet. Takes lessons in dancing and music for a short time, thinking they are necessary parts of a gentleman's equipment.
12/27/1976Yashpal, modern hindi litterateur, passed away.
6/30/1965Cease-fire was agreed under UN auspices between India and Pakistan, who signed treaty to stop the war at Rann of Kutch.
4/3/1950Jayprakash Shankarrao Mundada, cabinet Minister of BJP-Shiv Sena alliance, was born.