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Historical Event on 12/17/1740
Chimaji Appa, Peshwa warrior, died.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/4/1999 | The Indian Army recaptured Tiger Hill after a 11 hour assault, and hoisted the tricolour atop the 16,500 ft. peak. |
| 4/2/1987 | Indian Standards Institution becomes Bureau of Indian Standards. |
| 10/9/1874 | Nicholas Roerich, great professor, master, artist, scientist, educator, writer, designer, poet, explorer and humanitarian, was born in St. Petersburg, Russia. He led artistic and scientific expedition in Himalayas and settled in Kulu valley. |
| 9/10/1977 | The Planning Commission decides to introduce the Rolling Plan concept. |
| 11/15/1911 | First meeting of the governing body of the Indian Research Fund Association (IRFA) was held at the Plague Laboratory, Bombay, under the Chairmanship of Sir Harcourt Butler. |
| 10/31/1919 | Jaikisan Harivallabhdas, great industrialist, was born. |
| 6/8/1997 | Prafulla Kumar Mahanta, Assam Chief Minister, has a narrow escape as a powerful remote-controlled bomb exploded in Maligaon area of Guwahati. |
| 2/6/1931 | Motilal Gangadhar Nehru, revolutionary, founder of 'Swaraj Party', political leader and barrister, passed away at Lucknow. |
| 11/22/1773 | Robert Clive, English occupier (India), passed away at the age of 48. |
| 8/6/1992 | A 30-member JPC constituted to probe the security scam. |
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