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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
11/30/1909Gandhiji reaches South Africa.
7/4/1992Sanskrit made a compulsory subject from sixth to intermediate classes in Uttar Pradesh.
8/17/1985Rajiv Gandhi announces Punjab state elections in India.
1/3/1995PM inaugurates 82nd Indian Science Congress at Jadavpur University, Calcutta.
11/16/1958India and U.S.S.R. sign trade agreement to exchange Soviet industrial and agricultural equipment for farm commodities at Moscow.
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9/10/1980Mangalore University established.
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7/25/1997Laloo Yadav resigns as Bihar Chief Minister after CBI-designated court issues an arrest warrant against him in fodder scam case. His wife, Rabri Devi, is sworn in as his successor. She becomes first woman Chief Minister of the State.