Today Importance - 10th November
10-November-1659
Chhatrapati Shivaji, in a clever but inefficient move, killed Afzal Khan near Pratapgarh Fort.
10-November-1698
The East India Company purchased Calcutta, which was no more than a village at that time.
10-November-1848
Surendranath Banerjee, popularly known as Rashtraguru, was born in Taltala, Calcutta. After clearing the last ICS test in 1869, he enlisted in 1871. He was twice President of the Indian National Congress, in Pune in 1895 and in Ahmedabad in 1902.
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10-November-1901
Formal inauguration of the new North-West Frontier Province carved out of Punjab.
10-November-1909
Gandhiji, replying to Tolstoy, sent his biography to Doe.
10-November-1922
S. K. Raghunath Rao, who was a cricket test umpire for 7 test matches from 1960-67, was born in Karnataka.
10-November-1938
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk died in Istanbul.
10-November-1960
BN Jha was named as the Bureau Secretary of India. He remained on this post till 08-03-1961.
10-November-1960
First Nagpur session of Maharashtra State.
10-November-1968
Modern social reformer, saint and poet Tukdoji Maharaj passed away at his ashram in Mojri in Amravati district.
10-November-1989
Laying the foundation stone of Ram Janmabhoomi temple in Ayodhya.
10-November-1990
Two Burmese youths hijacked a Thai Airlines Airbus carrying 221 passengers.
10-November-1990
Chandrashekhar Singh was sworn in as the eighth Prime Minister of India. He remained in this post till 21 June 1991. Prime Minister.
10-November-1991
1970 vs India vs South Africa 1st Cricket ODI International.
10-November-1992
Attorney General G. Ramaswami, who came under the scanner for his dealings with Standard Chartered Bank, resigned
10-November-1994
Dr. K.V. Kannada writer Puttappa "Kuvempu", the first Jnanpith Award winner for literature, has passed away at the age of 90.
10-November-2000
R.M. Shankara and Rashmi Kumari won the men's and women's titles at the World Carrom Championship in New Delhi.