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Historical Event on 9/18/1803
Second Anglo-Maratha war under Sir Arthur Wellesley resulted in a crushing defeat of the Marathas at Assaye. The British Christians captured Delhi and acquired control of large parts of India.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/18/1803 | While returning to his country, Timur Lung looted and destroyed Delhi and parts of North India including Hardwar, the Ganga pilgrimage town, and crossed Sindhu River. |
| 8/3/1900 | Nana Patil, great revolutionary, was born. |
| 8/15/1950 | Indian Constitution goes into effect. |
| 4/23/1751 | Gilbert Aliat Minto, governor general of East India Company, was born. |
| 2/17/1994 | Former US Congressman Stephan Solarz named Ambassador of India. |
| 8/2/1922 | Krishnapal Singh, politician and lawyer, was born at Birahuli in Madhya Pradesh. |
| 2/24/1986 | Rukmini Devi passed away. |
| 2/24/1986 | Origin of Fasli Era (India). |
| 12/11/1971 | The elite para-commandos and parachute battalions -India's 'Red Devils', as they are affectionately called, have an unsurpassed ethos and elan of their own. 2 Para Battalion executed a superb airborne assault operation at Tangail in East Pakistan, which was the first of its kind in the subcontinent. |
| 1/11/1991 | Five JD ministers at the Centre disqualified by Speaker Rabi Ray on the basis of anti-defection law.Five disqualified ministers who tendered their resignation were asked to continue in office by the PM. |
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