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Historical Event on 2/23/1792

The Third Mysore War ended in Tipu Sultan's signing of Peace Treaty dictated by Lord Cornwallis & surrendering his two sons, Abdul Khaliq & Maiz - Uddin. This is known as Treaty of Seringapatam.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/2/1987Indian Standards Institution becomes Bureau of Indian Standards.
3/23/1913Indian Muslim Conference passes resolution demanding immediate self-government.
6/20/1946Gandhiji attends Working Committee meeting from 20-21 June.
7/25/1813First boat race started at Calcutta on the Hooghly river where seven sailing boats had competed.
8/15/1947At the stroke of midnight, India is free after 163 years of British Raj. At the same time Muslims win a degree of freedom from Hindus. They have their own separate dominion Pakistan in the British Commonwealth Sect.
4/18/1966Kuwalyanand Swami (Jagannath Ganesh Gune), great Physical Training and Yoga expert, passed away.
1/4/1914Indira Sant, famous Marathi poet, was born.
12/12/1992The world's largest monolithic granite statue of Lord Buddha, weighing 350 tonnes, placed on the 'Rock of Gibraltar' in the midst of Hussain Sagar lake in Hyderabad.
11/22/1873Leopold CMS Amery, British minister of Colonies (India), was born.
10/18/1901Mahatma Gandhi sails for India.