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Historical Event on 2/17/1993

Rani Gaidinliu, freedom fighter, social reformer and political leader, died at her native village in Manipur. The British army made a surprise attack on her position and captured her. On 17th October, 1932, Pandit Nehru once wrote ""A day will come when India will remember her and cherishe her"".

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10/30/1996Pop star Michael Jackson arrives in Bombay.
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3/7/1647Guru Dadaji Konddev, master of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, died.
11/5/1961Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru arrived in New York. This was the first ocassion when an Indian Prime Minister went to United States.
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6/14/1929Jatindra Nath Das was arrested in Calcutta.
6/15/1908Stock Exchange of Calcutta was opened of Baldeodas Daduawala and Overened.
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7/12/1970Major flood in Alaknanda river resulted in sweeping of buses and claimed 600 lives.