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Historical Event on 10/11/1737

A violent earthquake and cyclone hit Calcutta which claimed 3,00,000 lives.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/14/1896Chintaman Dwarkanath Deshmukh, former Finance Minister of India, was born.
2/12/1949Gundappa Ranganath Viswanath, cricketer (prolific Indian batsman of 70s), was born in Bhadravati, Mysore. He received Padmashree (1971) and Arjun Award (1978).
6/17/1993K. D. Dharmadhikari (Nana), veteran freedom fighter, died.
5/7/1996Third and final phase of polling begins for 185 LS constituencies and 154 assembly constituencies; 55 to 60\% turnout was witnessed and there was widespread violence in Bihar.
11/16/1983Kapil Dev took 9-83 vs West Indies at Ahmedabad. India still lost the game.
5/4/1783Tipu Sultan was enthroned as the ruler of Mysore after the death of Haider Ali in a simple ceremony at Bednur. He continued the Second Mysore War against the English. He defeated many EnglishGenerals like Brithwhite & Col. Bailey. Tipu Sultan signed the treaty at Mangalore on 11th March 1784 A.D. which was known as the Mangalore treaty.
6/26/1995Madhya Pradesh declared ""Tiger State"" as it homes one sixth of the world's tiger population.
5/20/1996CPI Leader Indrajit Gupta appointed pro-term speaker in the Lok Sahba.
8/9/1788Gulam Kadir removed the eyes of Shah Alam 2nd, King of Delhi with a knife.
5/13/1967Dr. Zakhir Hussain became 3rd President of India. He was the first Muslim President of Indian Union. He held this position till August 24, 1969.