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Historical Event on 1/17/1771

Govind Patwardhan Mirajkar, first Rao of Peshwai, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/5/1994India test-fires a missile capable of reaching targets in China.
6/5/1994Amir Timur left Delhi. He took the title 'Emperor of India' and recrossed the Indus on March 11.
12/31/1996Gold import policy liberalised.
3/1/1989Vasantdada Banduji Patil, former Chief Minister of Maharashtra and Governor of Rajasthan, passed away.
3/21/1966Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-P3) placed into polar orbit. This carries remote sensing payload and an X-ray astronomy payload. Launched by third developmental flight of India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-D3) which is for launching 1,000-1,200 kg class of remote sensing satellites into polar sun-synchronous orbit. Still in service.
5/24/1999Noted wrestling coach Dronacharya awardee Guru Hanuman passed away in a road accident near Meerut.
10/24/2000Delhi High Court admitted the appeal of former Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao against the lower court judgement in the JMM MPs' bribery case.
12/15/1894Saraswatibai, famous singer and classical music expert, was born.
4/15/1658Raja Jaswant Singh was defeated at Dharmat. He was sent by Shahjahan and Dara Shukoh to resist Aurangzeb's advance towards Agra.
11/13/1953Richard Nixon, the US Vice President, arrives in New Delhi.