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Historical Event on 2/17/1698

Aurangzeb fell to Jinjee fort, seat of Maratha power, after eight-year siege.

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10/2/1951Dr. Shyamprasad Mukharjee established Bhartiya JanSangh Party.
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6/30/1834Congress creates Indian Territory (now Oklahoma).
12/23/1990All India BMAC and VHP hand over theĀ historicalĀ and archaeological documents to support their claim to Home Ministry officials.
6/6/1996Benazir Bhutto,Pakistan PM, gives green signal for opening up trade with India.
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3/12/1988Samresh Basu, famous Bengali writer, passed away.
2/25/1897Dr. Amarnath Jha, educationist, was born.