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Historical Event on 8/17/1848

Romesh Chunder Dutt, great political leader, writer and social worker, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/27/1967Delimitation Agreement for Warfare in space was signed by 60 nations in United Nation.
7/26/1910Unrest flares up in the Deccan region of India. Demand grows for self-determination.
11/17/1994Dr. Harbhajan Singh, Punjabi poet, wins Saraswati Samman.
2/12/2000Ashok Shandilya wins the men's title in the National Billiards championship in Bangalore.
9/20/1940Saroj Lalwani, journalist and printing press director, was born.
10/13/1999Atal Krishna Bihari Vajpayee became the Prime Minister of India.
5/14/1994RBI announces tight monetary policy.
11/19/1991Two national commissions on women set up.
2/6/1995India and France decide to set up permanent Secretariat in Paris during the Indo-French Joint Business Council in Delhi.
6/14/1905Smt. Hirabai Barodekar, famous veteran Maharashtrian classical singer, was born.