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Historical Event on 1/17/1601
Akbar, after eight month's siege, entered Asirgarh one of the strongest forts in India.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/28/1984 | Sohrab Meherwanji Modi, famous drama and film producer, director and actor, passed away. |
| 2/19/1956 | Acharya Narendra Dev, the veteran freedom fighter, revolutionary, thinker and Chairman of PSP, passed away. |
| 10/1/1995 | Hastimal Firodia, astrologer and industrialist, died. |
| 11/14/1681 | East India Company declared Bengal as a seperate presidency. |
| 4/24/1996 | BSE index reaches 3869.87, a new 18-month high. |
| 10/10/1996 | UP polls throw up a hung assembly. |
| 12/21/1929 | Indian National Congress convenes in Lahore. |
| 4/1/1969 | India's first Atomic Energy Reactor started at Tarapore. |
| 6/20/1939 | Ramakant Bhikaji Desai, cricketer (effective pace bowler for India in the 60s), was born in Bombay. |
| 3/21/1997 | Geet Sethi regains Gold Flake Open billiards in Chennai. |
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