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Historical Event on 3/17/1943

Indian troops retreat from Rathedaung to Buthidaung in the face of a renewed Japanese offensive on the Arakan front in Burma.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/25/1931Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi matyred in Hindu-Muslim riot at Kanpur. He was also the Editor of weekly 'Pratap'.
9/4/1880Bhupendranath Dutt, Bengali litterateur and politician, was born.
2/10/1961P. L. Deshpande played first solo drama 'Batatyachi Chawl'.
4/6/1990Bhalchandra Tryambak Randive, senior Marxist leader and founder President of WTU, died.
5/22/1993Karnataka special task force guns down Veerappan's brother and righthand man Arjunan.
7/11/1994Delhi IG (prisons) Kiran Bedi wins Magsaysay Award for public service.
2/17/1918S. V. Kumaraswamy, cricket Test Umpire for 1 test from 1961-62, was born at Tamil Nadu.
5/19/1796Game protection law restricts encroachment on Indian hunting grounds.
7/29/1983First Pilot-less Aeroplane of India was tested successfully by the Aeronautical Development Establishment near Kolar.
1/2/1994India and Pakistan resume talks after a gap of 16 months.