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Historical Event on 6/17/1913
Waman Vasudev Chitle (Bal Chitle), Marathi story writer and editor, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/2/1763 | British troops once again defeated Mir Kasim in 'Giriya' battle. |
| 12/29/1965 | First Indian-made tank 'Vijayanta' rolled off the Avadi Heavy Vehicles factory. |
| 11/24/1998 | Polling is held in 626 assembly constituencies spread over four States - Delhi, Madhya Prades, Mizoram and Rajasthan. |
| 1/10/1993 | India asks Pakistan to reduce its diplomatic strength by 40. |
| 4/12/1978 | After several state victories, Congress party-I (for Indira) is recognized as official opposition. |
| 8/2/1858 | British parliament passed the act to handover the administration of India to British Government from East India Company. After the occasion, the Supreme British ruler in India was called as 'Viceroy'. |
| 9/14/1967 | US announces plan to give India $1.3 million to buy contraceptives. |
| 5/9/1959 | Karmaveer Bhaurao Patil, founder of Rayat Educational Institute, passed away. |
| 6/15/1948 | Rajah Annamalai Chettiar, famous musician, social worker and Governor of the Imperial Bank of India, passed away. |
| 5/24/1992 | D. R. Bhagwat, veteran journalist, passed away. |
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