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Events on Wednesday 13 February 1788 1
1788Impeachment trial of Warren Hastings opensFormer Governor-General of Bengal tried before ParliamentThe impeachment trial of Warren Hastings, former Governor-General of India, opened in Westminster Hall on 13 February 1788. He faced charges of corruption and abuse of power during his tenure, in a trial that dragged on for seven years before his acquittal.