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Historical Event on 2/17/1883

Vasudeo Balvant Phadke, great revolutionary, freedom fighter and social reformer, passed away in prison at Aden.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/17/1883Queen Elizabeth I granted its Royal Charter to the 218 Knights and merchants of the City of London who formed the East India Company. The venture failed to achieve its stated objectives -- it made little impression on the Dutch control of the spice trade and could not establish a lasting outpost in the East Indies.
12/20/1990India and Pakistan agree not to attack each other's nuclear installations.
4/29/1936Zubin Mehta, famous music conductor (NY Philharmonic), was born in Bombay, India.
10/19/1997BSP withdraws support to Kalyan Singh government in UP because of its 'anti-Dalit' policies.
2/7/1985Uday Merchant, cricketer (brother of Vijay, prolific scorer), passed away.
5/12/1995India refused to sign NPT in its present discriminatory form.
10/16/1999Congress (I)-Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) combine is invited to form the Government in Maharashtra. Vilasrao Deshmukh to be sworn in as Chief Minister.
1/26/1957Ashok Omprakash Malhotra, cricketer (Indian batsman in 7 Tests 1982-84), was born in Amritsar.
3/14/1998Sonia Gandhi takes over as the Congress(I) president from Sitaram Kesri.
2/18/1905Indian Home Rule Society was founded at London by Shyamji Krishna Varma.