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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 |
| 5/1/1964 | Ravishankar University was established at Raipur in Madhya Pradesh. |
| 9/1/1896 | Bhaktivedanta Swami, litterateur and social worker, was born in Calcutta. |
| 4/3/1956 | Nehru announces that troops have been sent to control Naga tribal people in the Burmese border area, who are asking for a separate state. |
| 9/20/1881 | Pandit Kashinath Babaji (Chandrakant Bhringa), famous Marathi writer, was born at Munjawad in Nasik. |
| 3/22/1906 | Bhagwant Bhikaji Samant, educationalist, was born. |
| 4/16/1976 | The govt. announces its new birth-control program to curb population growth. |
| 9/28/1984 | First floodlights lit ODI between India and Australia held outside of Australia at New Delhi. |
| 7/14/1928 | Bedabrata Barua, educationist, social reformer and politician, was born. |
| 4/24/1944 | Shivprasad Gupta, philanthropist, freedom fighter and educationist, passed away. |
| 6/1/1790 | A treaty was signed between Marathas, Britishers and Nizam. |
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