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Historical Event on 2/17/1698

Aurangzeb fell to Jinjee fort, seat of Maratha power, after eight-year siege.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/15/1998Gulzari Lal Nanda, Gandhian freedom fighter and twice acting Prime Minister in 1964 and 1966, died in Ahmedabad at the age of 100 years.
4/4/1991Gujarat CM Chimanbhai Patel JD (Gujarat)-to contest the elections with poll understanding with Congress (I).
12/7/1989Hemananda Biswal sworn in as Orissa Chief Minister.
5/24/1999Noted wrestling coach Dronacharya awardee Guru Hanuman passed away in a road accident near Meerut.
10/1/1953The first new state in India since 1949, Andhra Pradesh, is established on purely linguistic basis and formally inaugurated. This state was created by sub-dividing state of India, Madras Province and this movement was started by Shriramulu for which he had to sacrifice his life.
12/12/1991Violence in Karnataka over the centre's notification on Cauvery.
6/14/1990Veerendra Verma sworn in as the new Governor of Punjab and Administrator of Chandigarh.
3/22/1949SSC Examination system started.
9/3/1997Anjan (Lalji Pandey), well known lyricist and noted poet, died.
8/12/1602Abul Fazal, Akbar's minister, was killed on the instructions of Jahangir.