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Historical Event on 8/17/1909
Madanlal Dhingra, famous revolutionary, was hanged at Paintanville Jail for assassinating Wyle and Lal Kaka.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/12/1915 | Rash Behari Bose, revolutionary leader, left India by boarding a Japanese steamer ''Sanuki Maru'' under assumed name of P. N. Tagore to dodge the British forces. |
| 7/9/1938 | Sanjeev Kumar, famous Hindi film actor, was born. |
| 9/23/1974 | First NCC Airforce Squadran (Women) was established at Vanasthali Vidyapeeth, Rajasthan. |
| 1/31/1992 | The Securities and Exchange Board of India given statutory power as an autonomous body. |
| 10/28/1888 | Gandhiji reaches London. Lives on vegatarian diet. Takes lessons in dancing and music for a short time, thinking they are necessary parts of a gentleman's equipment. |
| 10/28/1888 | Sultan Ghiyasu'd-din Tughluq Shah, emperor of Delhi, passed away. |
| 7/25/1997 | Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma (1918-1999) retired from the post of 9th President. |
| 5/27/1964 | Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, first Prime Minister and architect of modern India, passed away at the age of 74. |
| 5/16/1946 | Gandhiji's Cabinet Mission announces Plan. |
| 5/3/1927 | Riots between Sikhs and Muslims in Lahore claims 14 lives and leaves 100 injured. |
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