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Historical Event on 12/31/1600

Royal Charter forms the East India Company, setting in motion a process that ultimately results in the subjugation of India under British rule.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/18/1913Gandhiji refers in ''Indian Opinion'' the possibility of return home to India by mid-year.
11/2/1976Lok Sabha passes the 42nd Constitution Amendment Bill making India a Socialist Secular Republic and laying down the fundamental duties of citizens.
6/10/1832Edwin Arnold, English writer (Light of India), was born.
10/26/1981Dattatrey Ramchandra Bendre, Gyanpeet awardee and Kannad poet, died.
4/23/1994Ibrahim Sulaiman Sait, former Indian Union Muslim League president, floats a new party - the Indian National League.
8/13/1954Nehru says dispute over Portuguese colonies in India must be settled peacefully.
8/9/1925Government Treasury from Postal Train was looted near Kakuri Station just about 22 km. away from Lucknow by the members of 'Hindustan Socialist Republican Association'.
2/25/1909Gandhiji arrested at Volksrust; sentenced to 3 months.
2/18/1992Sikh extremists murder 17 people in Punjab.
3/27/1999World No. 2 Viswanathan Anand won the title with a round to spare in the rapid section of the Amber rapid and blindfold chess tournaments in Monte Carlo.