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Historical Event on 6/19/1949
People of Chandernagar, the French Indian Settlement, decided to merge with the Indian Union.
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| 4/2/1902 | Gulam Ali Khan Ustad Bade was born. |
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| 6/17/1756 | Nawab Sira-ud-Daulah attacked on Calcutta with 50,000 soldiers and captured it on June 21. |
| 2/11/1996 | Wills World Cup Cricket inaugurated at Calcutta. |
| 7/5/1970 | Indian ship capsized in Krishna River in eastern India claiming 150 lives. |
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