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Historical Event on 12/11/1687

Madras' first presidency chartered with a Mayor s court as a Municipal Corporation.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/10/1959Mukundrao Ramarao Jaikar, great freedom fighter and famous lawyer, passed away.
8/16/1974A.Shankar was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 31st March 1977.
12/31/1966Bishen Singh Bedi made his Test Cricket debut vs West Indies at Calcutta.
2/10/1846British forces under Hugh Gough defeated Sikhs in the Battle of Sobrahan in India.
12/21/1911Central Bank of India established.
9/9/1898Explosive Department of India was established at Nagpur. This is presently under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India.
1/1/1975Shankarrao Vasudev Kirloskar, famous iindustrialist, died.
6/14/1995RBI announces the introduction of appointing ombudsmen to redress grievances and disputes of bank customers.
7/18/1987Amitabh Bachhan resigns his Lok Sabha membership.
12/13/1978Sayyed Avid Husain, litterateur and Padmabhushan awardee, passed away.