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Historical Event on 8/17/1780
Indian Governor General Warren Hastings duel with Francis to settle personal and official quarrels. Francis was wounded but survived.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/13/1992 | K. S. Niranjan, famous Kannad author, passed away. |
| 3/11/1881 | Ashley Eden unveiled in Calcutta Town Hall the first statue of Indians Ram Nath Tagore and Dwarkanath Tagore. |
| 3/11/1881 | Bahlul Khan Lodi, an Afghan and founder of Lodi dynasty, died in Delhi. |
| 10/4/1999 | Rest of India won the Zal Irani Trophy in Bangalore. |
| 10/24/1890 | Shishirkumar Mitra, Physics expert, was born in Calcutta. |
| 7/1/1999 | Two leaders of Hindu Makkal Katchi (HMK) are detained under National Security Act (NSA). |
| 6/22/1993 | JPC draft report raps B. Shankaranand and censures Manmohan Singh. |
| 6/22/1995 | India and International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) sign MOU enabling them to visit suspected militants and persons in detention centres only under humanitarian consideration. |
| 1/3/1938 | Jaswant Singh, son of Thakur Sardar Singh, was born in Jasol, Distt. Barmer (Rajasthan). |
| 7/31/1992 | Thailand Airlines crashed in Himalayan Range, 113 persons died. |
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