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Historical Event on 9/17/1899
First British troops leave Bombay for South Africa.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/15/1913 | Ravindranath Tagore (1861-1941), received the message that he was awarded with Noble Prize in literature for his collection of poems ""Gitanjali"" . He was the first Indian to be awarded with Nobel Prize. (13 or 15) |
| 6/29/1992 | Congress (I) nominates K. R. Narayanan for the Vice-Presidentship. |
| 9/28/1985 | The first Indian Army expedition, sailing around the world in a small 37 feet fibre glass yacht named ""Trishna"", sailed off from Bombay. (10-1-87). |
| 5/18/1932 | Hindu-Muslim riots take place in Bombay. 150 are killed or injured. Jinnah - the permanent president of the Muslim league, began to spread the rumors that Muslim minority was in danger under Hindu majority and actively propagated the theory of two separate nations. |
| 5/18/1932 | Maharana Pratap, great revolutionary, soldier and freedom fighter, was born. |
| 12/15/1999 | The CPI (M) urges the Centre to take over Dunlop India Ltd. |
| 6/30/1999 | The first ever direct bus service between India and Bangladesh gets delayed due to heavy rain. |
| 8/8/1948 | Dr. Yellapragada Subbarow, saintly scientist and nobel prize winner, passed away at Pearl River, New York. |
| 10/26/1981 | Dattatrey Ramchandra Bendre, Gyanpeet awardee and Kannad poet, died. |
| 5/22/1992 | India launches its 'Agni' rocket. |
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