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Historical Event on 12/17/1740

Chimaji Appa, Peshwa warrior, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/5/1950Faiyaj Khan, famous singer of Indian classical music, died.
3/25/1989India's first super-computer X-MP-14 of US make was dedicated to the nation.
3/9/1650Saint Tukaram Maharaj, famous saint of Maharashtra, passed away.
8/10/1982Memorial of 201 martyrs from Maharashtra inaugurated.
2/26/1858Diwan Maniram and Piali Barua were hanged. (Grandson of Purandara Simha, the last Ahom king of Assam).
2/28/1919Sunderlal Khurana, great politician and journalist, was born.
2/12/1794Alijabahadar Mahadaji Shinde passed away.
11/18/1999Three Lashkar-e-Taiba militants, including its Chief Commander, are killed in a fierce encounter with Special Operations Group (SOG) in Jammu and Kashmir.
9/27/1833Raja Rammohan Roy, great social reformer, lawyer and politician passed away at Stapleton Grove in England.
6/10/1832Edwin Arnold, English writer (Light of India), was born.