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Historical Event on 10/17/1903
7th Madras Infantry was re-established as 67th Punjabi Infantary.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/4/1932 | Many are arrested as Congress agents picket Bombay post offices in celebration of Gandhi Day. |
| 1/14/1946 | Two jetties collapse in Ganges; 160 Hindu pilgrims are crushed. |
| 11/5/1950 | Faiyaj Khan, famous singer of Indian classical music, died. |
| 1/26/1876 | Railway route started between Mumbai and Calcutta. |
| 5/8/1992 | Gul Mahomed, cricketer (8 Tests for India & one for Pakistan), passed away. |
| 8/10/1894 | Varahagiri Venkata Giri, the fourth former President of India, was born at Berhampur in Orissa. He was one of the patriarchs of Trade Union Movement of India. |
| 5/18/1775 | Warren Hastings expressed doubt of hanging Nandkumar. |
| 1/26/1926 | V. G. Kanitkar, famous Marathi literatteur, was born. |
| 6/9/1659 | Dara Shikoh was handed over to Aurangzeb's army by Jiwan Khan, a Baluchi whose life was saved by Dara. |
| 2/7/1931 | Satpal Kapur, Congress leader, was born. |
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