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Historical Event on 4/23/1774

British Commander Colonel Chapman defeated Rohilla's army and captured Ruhelkhand.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/5/1987The centenary of Bombay Fire Brigade was celebrated. (CIVIC).
4/5/1987A battle was fought at Turkra or Turkra Qasba (in the Balasore district) in which the Afghans were routed.
5/21/1994Sushmita Sen (Miss India), 18, was crowned as the 43rd Miss Universe.
11/8/2000India wins the men's team title in the World Carrom championship in New Delhi.
11/8/2000Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan was born.
6/26/1992The Tin Bigha corridor leased to Bangladesh as per the Indo-Bangladesh agreement.
11/29/1644The Massachusetts General Court issued a call for local pastors to learn the dialects of neighboring Indian tribes as an aid toward converting them to the Christian faith.
6/1/1947Balbhimraj Gore, litterateur and Hindi critic, was born.
6/1/1947Qutubu'd-din Aibak (1206-1210) was crowned at Lahore after the death of Muhammad of Ghuri. He was originally a slave of Turkestan. As he started his career as a slave, the dynasty founded by him in India is known as ""Slave Dynasty"". The construction of Qutabminar was started during his regime. Since he was very generous, the people called him ""Lakh Baksh"".
6/20/1993Harshad Mehta's senior counsel Ram Jethmalani asks JPC to summon the PM and allow cross-examination.