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Historical Event on 6/17/1839
Lord William Bentik, governor general of India, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/22/1977 | Ayillyath Kuttiari Goplan, freedom fighter, social reformer and Marxist leader, passed away in Trivandrum. |
| 4/12/1967 | Judge Kailas Nath Wanchoo became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 24/02/1968. |
| 1/5/1998 | 60 are killed as the Bareilly-Varanasi passenger train rammed the Kashi Viswanath Express near Hardoiin, Uttar Pradesh. |
| 12/25/1964 | Indian Ocean hurricane kills 4,000 in Ceylon, 3,000 in Indian province of Madras. |
| 2/25/1993 | BJP rally in New Delhi foiled. |
| 1/12/1995 | Kerala's birthrate drops to 17.5 per 1000. |
| 11/8/1997 | India lifts Asia Cup tennis title in Delhi. |
| 9/12/1898 | Baldev Prasad Mishra, Hindi litterateur, was born. |
| 6/14/1929 | Jatindra Nath Das was arrested in Calcutta. |
| 5/9/1992 | Madhu Sapre, Miss India, is crowned the second runner-up at the Miss Universe beauty pageant. |
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