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Historical Event on 2/17/1993
Rani Gaidinliu, freedom fighter, social reformer and political leader, died at her native village in Manipur. The British army made a surprise attack on her position and captured her. On 17th October, 1932, Pandit Nehru once wrote ""A day will come when India will remember her and cherishe her"".
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/24/1997 | Country's highest civilian honour Bharat Ratna conferred on former interim Prime Minister Gulzarilal Nanda and posthumously on freedom-fighter Aruna Asaf Ali. |
| 1/19/1995 | Prof. Armaity Desai, eminent Sociologist, appointed the new UGC Chairperson. |
| 6/15/1899 | Roy Chowdhury Devipasad, modern Indian sculptor and painter, was born. |
| 3/12/1997 | aspal Rana equals world mark in standard pistol 25m (ISU) event in South Asian shooting in Delhi. |
| 1/26/1882 | Telephone line started working between Mumbai and Calcutta. |
| 7/13/1905 | Premnath Bazaz, famous Kashmir freedom fighter, was born. |
| 2/19/1994 | IRBM Agni Missile test fired successfully for the third time. |
| 3/17/1967 | 4th Parliament (Lok Sabha) was formed. |
| 4/20/1887 | Padmabhushan Jemini Roy, famous painter, was born. |
| 4/6/1773 | James Mill of Scotland, great philosopher and historian (British India), was born. |
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