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Historical Event on 8/17/1958
Sir John Hubert Marshal, excavator of Mohan-Jo-Daro and Takshashila, died.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/4/1909 | Prabhakar Padhye, modern Marathi litterateur, was born. |
| 1/16/1954 | Baburao Painter (Baburao Krishnaji Meshri), famous artist, sculptor, filmmaker and producer, died. |
| 3/26/1990 | Maniben Patel, daughter of Sardar Vallabhai Patel, passed away. |
| 2/23/1946 | Some 300,000 Indians joined in anti-British demonstrations today in the wake of yesterday's violent riots in the city of Bombay. Indian Navy rebels. A day of terror and rebellion saw Indian Navy members turn against their British officers firing machine guns. |
| 3/22/1902 | Great Britain and Persia agree to link Europe and India by telegraph. |
| 4/24/1959 | Nehru meets the exiled Dalai Lama in Mussoorie. |
| 8/15/1854 | The first train of the East Indian Railways steamed out of Howrah station destined for Hoogly, which was at a distance of 24 miles. It was the first passenger train catering to public traffic. Officially, it was inaugurated in 1855. |
| 12/17/1972 | New line of control agreed to in Kashmir between India & Pakistan. |
| 7/31/1946 | Jinnah threatens sanctions of ""Direct Action"". |
| 12/19/1860 | Lord Dalhousie, Governor General of India (1848-1856), died. |
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