apr 13, 1772 - Warren Hastings begins his service for the British East India Company as Governor of Bengal, arriving at the company's headquarters at Fort William, outside of Calcutta, and including what are now parts of northeast India and Bangladesh
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Hastings serves for two years, then later becomes Governor-General of India.Added to timeline:
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apr 13, 1772
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~ 253 years ago