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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
5/1/2000Bidyut Ganguly (64), veteran CPI(M) leader and West Bengal Commerce and Industry Minister, died of severe burns in Calcutta.
10/11/1968Rashtrasant Tukdoji Maharaj passed away. (Samadhee)
9/18/1803Second Anglo-Maratha war under Sir Arthur Wellesley resulted in a crushing defeat of the Marathas at Assaye. The British Christians captured Delhi and acquired control of large parts of India.
2/27/1996Manmohan Singh presents the vote-on-account as part of the interim budget in Lok Sabha for 1996-97 with a Rs. 5000 crore deficit.
3/9/1989Yasser Arafat, PLO Chairman, arrives on a two-day state visit to India.
6/5/1996Kubernath Rai, well known writer, passed away.
5/7/1994Sunit Khatau, famous industrialist and textile magnet in Mumbai and owner of Khatau Group, was murdered. He was 55.
7/3/1948H. M. S. Auchils was taken over by Indian Navy.
8/12/1952Social Welfare Board inaugurated in the Parliament.
3/29/1942Britain offered dominion status to India after the war if it cooperated now.