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Historical Event on 09/22/1599
24 merchants gathered in London's Founder Hall under the auspices of Lord Mayor to start a new company with a share captial in India.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/15/1949 | General K. N. Kariappa became the first Indian Commander-in-Chief. He was the first Indian to reach to this post in Indian Army. In 1956, he was designated as Chief of the Army Staff - General, later Field Marshal. This event is commemoratively observed as Army Day. |
| 3/14/1997 | Border Security Force discovers a 34-metre long tunnel in the Ajnala Sub-sector of the Punjab border with Pakistan. |
| 8/16/1991 | C. Achuta Menon, former CM of Kerala, passed away. |
| 6/21/1930 | Five hundred were hurt as police charged Bombay mob. |
| 11/1/1966 | Punjab High Court was renamed as Punjab & Haryana High Court. This court was established in Chandigarh for Punjab, Haryana & Chandigarh territory. |
| 5/17/1775 | Marathas were badly mauled in the battle of Arras by Col. Keating in the first Anglo - Maratha war. |
| 4/24/1996 | Indian Express launches Vizag (17th) edition. |
| 6/19/1990 | 13 Sri Lankan Tamils, including EPRLF Secretary General Padmanabha, were shot dead in Madras reportedly by LTTE men. |
| 3/16/1860 | Dr. W.M. Haffkine, great scientist, bacteriologist and professor, was born at Odessa in Russia. |
| 11/8/2000 | India wins the men's team title in the World Carrom championship in New Delhi. |
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