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Historical Event on 3/17/1798
Rani Shiromani anounced to attack the British Army.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/3/1977 | Indira Gandhi arrested on charges of official corruption in New Delhi. |
| 5/17/1996 | Rusi Modi, cricketer (736 runs 10 post-war Tests for India), passed away. |
| 9/11/1913 | Waman Ganesh Talwalkar, Marathi journalist and story writer, was born. |
| 10/13/1999 | Atal Krishna Bihari Vajpayee became the Prime Minister of India. |
| 12/17/1998 | Jyotirmoyee bags her second gold at the Asian Games, winning the women's 800m. Rosakutty finishes second. Bantamweight pugilist Dingko Singh clinches a gold while Indian pair of Sethi-Shandilya strikes top prize in billiards doubles category. |
| 12/23/1926 | Swami Shradhanand, great revolutionary freedom fighter, social worker and politician, was assassinated by a revolver shot that was fired by a young Muslim Abdul Rashid. |
| 2/7/1856 | Wajid Ali Shah, ruler of Oudh, was asked to abdicate by the British Resident on grounds of chronic misrule. |
| 12/19/1917 | Ashoknath Banerjee, Governor of Karnataka, was born. |
| 7/3/1979 | Construction of the main second Howrah Bridge (Vidyasagar Setu) started. |
| 12/8/1999 | The Opposition attacks Prime Minister Vajpayee for ""withholding'' information on ministers' resignation. |
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