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Historical Event on 11/17/1857
Sir Colin Campbell, British Army Officer, managed to supress Indian Mutiny sepoys at Lucknow.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/16/1980 | The first visible Total Solar Eclipse of the 20th Century was seen. This succeeded the total solar eclipse after 22 June 1898. |
| 9/15/1948 | The India flag carrying vessel reached Bombay Port. |
| 8/2/1935 | The British pass Govt. of India Act, separating Burma, Aden from India. |
| 4/7/1987 | In a case filed by Saira Banu of Kerela, Supreme Court held that all wives, including Muslim women, whose husbands have either married again or taken a mistress are entitled to maintenance. |
| 7/9/1938 | Sanjeev Kumar, famous Hindi film actor, was born. |
| 12/10/1870 | Jadhunath Sarkar, history researcher, was born. |
| 12/17/1991 | Narasimhan committee on Monetary Reforms recommends that there should not be any further nationalisation of banks. Loan-melas assailed. |
| 5/25/1961 | Woorkeri Venkar Raman, left-hand batsman and slow-spin bowler, was born in Madras. |
| 8/5/1921 | Malhi Govind, modern Sindhi novelist, was born. |
| 6/30/1823 | Sir Dinshaw Manokji Petit, famous industrialist, was born. |
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