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Historical Event on 5/17/1775
Marathas were badly mauled in the battle of Arras by Col. Keating in the first Anglo - Maratha war.
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| 12/6/1990 | VHP-sponsored 'karseva' in Ayodhya passes off peacefully. |
| 2/7/1995 | Cong-I Disciplinary Action Committee expels Arjun Singh from the primary membership for 6 years for anti-party activities. |
| 10/3/1991 | Ganpatrao Tapase, former Governor of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, died. |
| 6/24/1974 | India all out for 42 in Lord's Test cricket in 77 mins. |
| 7/16/1997 | V. S. Rama Devi, Secretary-General of Rajya Sabha, appointed Governor of Himachal Pradesh. |
| 12/11/1876 | Raobahadur Yeshwantrao Harishchandra Desai, famous architect, was born. |
| 8/1/1939 | Bombay begins Prohibition, first since U.S. law was repealed. |
| 4/14/1992 | The 79th Plenary session of the Indian National Congress opens in Tirupati. |
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