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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.
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| 11/19/1977 | Cyclone hits Andhra Pradesh causing flooding and tidal waves and killing 10,000. |
| 5/29/1972 | Prithviraj Kapoor, famous film actor, passed away. |
| 3/29/1914 | Sudhir Gupta, famous Hindi poet and educationist, was born in Kalasgram, Bangladesh. |
| 12/16/1960 | Ganesh Chintaman Karve, creator of Marathi dictionary and author, passed away. |
| 8/10/1991 | Delhi airport police foils an attempt by a Saudi national to smuggle out a minor girl named Ameena. |
| 4/8/1950 | Nehru and Ali Khan sign the Indo-Pakistani Pact. |
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| 7/15/1948 | Establishment of 'PEPS' (Patiyala and East Punjab States Union). |
| 1/9/1664 | Shivaji started Surat campaign and left the city after plundering the place. |
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