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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 |
| 12/5/1999 | The Union Home Ministry ask Intelligence Bureau (IB) to conduct an inquiry against IB officials in ISRO spy case. |
| 8/28/1976 | Second World Hindi Conference held in Mauritius. |
| 10/10/1990 | Following political uncertainties in the wake of Veerendra Patil's decision to stay on in defiance of Congress Party's decision, President's rule was imposed in Karnataka. |
| 8/22/1915 | Shambhu Mishra, Bengali actor, director and playwright, was born. |
| 6/26/1906 | M.P. Sivagnanam, famous Tamil writer and social worker, was born at Madras. |
| 7/25/1992 | K. Madhavan, CBI Jt. Director looking into the security scam, resigns. |
| 9/18/1997 | President K.R. Narayanan inaugurates Mammen Mappillai Hall at Kottayam, Kerala. |
| 11/10/1989 | Foundation stone laid for the Ram Janambhoomi temple at Ayodhya. |
| 9/24/1932 | Preetilata Waddedara, the first armed woman revolutionary, was hanged for ""Chatgaon Ammunitions Plot"". |
| 8/29/1959 | India sends troops to Tibet border to block the Chinese. |
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