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Historical Event on 1/17/1601
Akbar, after eight month's siege, entered Asirgarh one of the strongest forts in India.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/24/1936 | Laxmibai Tilak, famous marathi poet, passed away. |
| 9/20/1997 | President K. R. Narayanan inaugurates the first Dr. Ambedkar Law University in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. |
| 2/13/1989 | Aubrey Menen (76), Renowned writer, passed away in Kerala. |
| 11/5/1930 | Arjun Singh, leader of Madhya Pradesh, was born. |
| 5/20/1965 | Under the leadership of Commander M. S. Kohli, Indian Trackers concurred Mount Everest. Captain A. S. Chima and Sherpa Nawang Gombu were the first to reach the summit. |
| 3/12/1969 | Reactor Research Centre established at Kalpakkam. On 18th December 1985, it was renamed as Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research. |
| 8/19/1916 | Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma, former President of India, was born. |
| 6/9/1986 | First AIDS death reported from a private hospital in Mumbai. |
| 2/7/1997 | Bal Thackeray, Shiv Sena supremo, found guilty of contempt of court and sentenced to simple imprisonment of one week and a fine of Rs. 2000 by Nagpur bench of Mumbai HC for his statement that ''a judge had demanded a bribe of Rs. 35 lakhs for favouring a litigant''. |
| 5/17/2000 | The Union Cabinet clears a proposal for setting up a new appellate tribunal for foreign exchange following the repeal of the FERA and the enactment of FEMA in its place. |
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