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Historical Event on 2/10/1846

British forces under Hugh Gough defeated Sikhs in the Battle of Sobrahan in India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/1/1957Postage stamps and sale of postal stationary was introduced as per decimal coinage system and Rupee was established to Hundred Naya Paisa.
5/1/1983V. N. Swamy, pace bowler without distinction in one Test for India, passed away.
6/5/1995A three-week long, the first ever Indo-US joint army training exercise begins.
8/15/1969Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) formed under Department of Atomic Energy.
4/23/1930Riots break out in Peshawar; 20 Indians shot down after killing of three Britishers.
9/20/1997President K. R. Narayanan inaugurates the first Dr. Ambedkar Law University in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
2/4/1990Ernakulam was declared the first totally literate district in India.
11/25/1999Baba Amte, a Gandhian and noted social worker, is chosen for the Gandhi Peace Prize.
10/2/1997At least 50 Pakistan soldiers were killed and several injured in a retaliatory firing by Indian troops in Nowgam, Uri and Kupwara sectors. Firing had been intermittent along LoC.
10/28/1998The 1997 B.C. Roy National Award was presented to 18 medical experts.