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Historical Event on 5/17/1857
Bahadhur Shah II declared as the emperor of India.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/21/1937 | Muhammad Jaffer, great Indian Hockey player, was born. |
| 1/21/1820 | Dalpat Rai, modern Gujrati poet, was born. |
| 11/19/1999 | Indira Gandhi Peace prize is presented to a social worker of Bangladesh Muhammed Yunus. |
| 10/10/1952 | US mediator Frank Graham told the U.N. Security Council that there was a possibility of war between India and Pakistan over Kashmir. |
| 11/19/1924 | Amarjit Singh, great educationist and scientist, was born at Punjab. |
| 1/18/1985 | Spy ring cracked. Top Government officials, businessmen held. |
| 3/1/1908 | Tata Iron & Steel Company was the first steel company to be established in India. |
| 3/25/1916 | S. M. Pandit, famous painter, was born. |
| 1/19/1990 | Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh ""Osho"", Indian free love guru, modern mystic and controversial cult figure, died in Pune at the age of 58 years. He will be remembered as a great orator and for founding of Rajnishpuram in USA. |
| 8/2/1993 | Seven JD (A) rebel MPs admitted to Congress (I). |
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