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Historical Event on 1/17/1771

Govind Patwardhan Mirajkar, first Rao of Peshwai, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/12/1917Googie Withers, actress (1 of Our Aircraft is Missing), was born in Karachi, India.
9/11/2000A Delhi High Court exonerates senior Congress(I) leader and former Union Minister H.K.L. Bhagat in a 1984 anti-Sikh riot case in Delhi (in Mansarovar Park in East Delhi on November 1, 1984).
2/26/1901The notes of Rs twenty denomination were issued with two issuing circles. These notes had four numeric denominations.
4/3/1991UP Assembly dissolved to pave way for Assembly polls .
6/13/1996Govt. extends for another 2 years the ban imposed on LTTE w.e.f. 14/6/1996 under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.
9/18/1993Asit Sen, famous comedy actor and character artist, died.
9/3/1997Anjan (Lalji Pandey), well known lyricist and noted poet, died.
12/10/1923Madhav Gururao Kulkarni, great author and educationist, was born in Rani Bennur, Dharwar.
10/16/1905Bengal was partitioned by Lord Curzon on the pretext of it being too big to administer. Instead of dividing it on the basis of non-Bengali areas, the division was on the basis of Hindus and Muslims. Britishers thought that would succeed in increasing Hindu - Muslim tensions. The tremor of partition was felt throughout India and was regarded as an insult and challenge to Indian Nationalism. A movement was launched by the moderates. New method of protests 'Swadeshi and Swaraj' became the slogan of the common man and the whole of India was drawn into the national movement.
12/20/1999Win Chadha ready to come to India to face trial in the Bofors case.