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Historical Event on 12/17/1715

Banda Bahadur Bairagi surrendered at Gurdaspur of Farrukhsiyar to the Mughal army.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/11/1958Inauguration of 'Indian', first one in Indian Explosive Ltd's factory at Gomia.
1/4/1914Indira Sant, famous Marathi poet, was born.
9/5/1988The country goes without newspapers on this day as the entire newspaper industry had protested against the Defamation Bill.
6/13/1999The Indian army secures the strategic Tololing peak in the Dras sector.
9/30/1922Bakhshish Singh Nijjar, great historian and author, was born at Domeli village (Punjab).
5/10/1857India's real mutiny begins with the revolt of Sepoys of Meerut near Delhi the next day.
10/19/1954Nehru and Mao meet in Peking.
8/25/2000Veerappan seeks release of 121 prisoners, including 51 booked under TADA at the Mysore prison and compensation to victims of STF excesses 
6/6/1935Harry Crews, great US writer and actor (Indian Runner), was born.
2/19/1986Computerised railway ticket reservation system was introduced in New Delhi Railway station.