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Historical Event on 8/17/1848

Romesh Chunder Dutt, great political leader, writer and social worker, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/18/1928Roshan Harshadlal "Deepak" Shodhan, cricketer (century on Test debut for India), was born in Ahmedabad.
3/26/1931New Delhi replaces Calcutta as capital of British-Indies.
3/12/1996Election Commission rejects claim by Indira Congress as the real Congress. The 'hand' symbol will remain with Indian National Congress headed by PVN Rao.
6/27/1999India won the four-nation under-21 women's hockey title, defeating England in the final at the Kean University, New Jersey.
10/3/1977Indira Gandhi arrested on charges of official corruption in New Delhi.
4/23/2000Mumbai regains Ranji Trophy.
12/24/1999Koneru Humpy won the under-12 boys' title and P. Harikrishna won the Under-14 boys' title at the Asian Youth Chess Championship in Ahmedabad.
11/2/1841Akbar Khan revolts against Shah Shuja in Afghanistan.
8/1/1958Ramon Magsaysay Award for community leadership given to Acharya Bhave.
7/21/1934Chandrakant Gulabrao Borde, cricket batsman (55 Tests for India 1959-67), was born in Pune.