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January

What Happened this Day in India History Events.

1761 There are many incidents on this day in the history of the country and the world, among which they are prominent. 1761: Third war of Panipat started between Marathas and Afghans.
1742 Edmund Haley, who introduced the world to Haley Comet, breathed his last on this day. Edmund Haley is one of England's best known astronomers.
1964 Test bowler Rameshchandra Gangaram Nadkarni set a record for throwing 21 maiden overs today.
1969 The southern state of Madras in India was renamed Tamil Nadu.
1977 Narayan Karthikeyan, the first Indian to fill the Formula One race, was born on this day.
1994 For the first time in 300 years, a member of Britain's royal family adopted Catholicism. The Duchess of Kent became a member of the Catholic Church in a private service.
1999 India’s first state-of-the-art ‘Air Transport Complex’, Delhi was dedicated to the nation.
2002 The British government announced that the foot and mouth disease that has been spreading in the country for nearly 11 months will be considered to end at midnight.
2016 Social activist and famous litterateur Mahashweta Devi was born.