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Historical Event on 6/23/1661

Princess Catherine of Portugal wed King of England Charles II. Portugal gave island of Mumbai to England as present. The British got Bombay as dowry from Portugal.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/1/1989India and Pakistan sign three agreements.
6/5/1980Manipur University was established.
10/30/1924Word Saving Day.
12/26/1978Indira Gandhi released after week in jail for refusing to testify on corruption.
11/20/1917J.C. Bose Research Institute was established in Calcutta.
3/12/1988Samresh Basu, famous Bengali writer, passed away.
10/27/1989The XIV-World Congress of Neurology was held in New Delhi under the auspices of the World Federation of Neurology and Neurology Society of India. (21-10-89).
1/1/1892Mahadev Haribhai Desai, follower of Gandhiji, was born in Surat district.
2/13/1945Vinod Mehra, famous Hindi film actor, was born.
10/10/1990Marxist extremists set fire to a crowded train in Andhra Pradesh killing more than 60.