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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
10/4/1857Shyamji Krishna Varma, freedom fighter, nationalist and patriot, was born at Mandvi village, Gujarat.
5/9/1995Abha Gandhi, servant to Mahatma Gandhi, passed away. He was 68 years.
6/23/1661Princess Catherine of Portugal wed King of England Charles II. Portugal gave island of Mumbai to England as present. The British got Bombay as dowry from Portugal.
2/12/194614 killed in Calcutta riots; Muslim leader Jinnah threatens civil war.
6/22/1993Ordinance to amend Consumer Act was issued; Government doctors and hospitals were kept out of its ambit.
6/16/1859Anandram Dhekial Fukun, father of modern Assamia poetry and essay writer, passed away.
1/10/199728th International Film Festival of India opens at Trivandrum.
4/23/1987Supreme Court in a judgement confers Hindu widows absolute ownership of property under Hindu Succession Act 1956.
4/1/1962Metric weights became compulsory as New Weights and Measurements Metric system was intoduced by Indian Government.
4/23/1991Major parties agree to have polls in Punjab.