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Historical Event on 6/17/1839

Lord William Bentik, governor general of India, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/11/1968Deendayal Upadhyaya, great philosopher, litterateur, social worker, thinker and founder of Jansangh, passed away.
4/17/1946Bellary Raghava, famous actor, social worker, lawyer and dramatist, passed away.
12/20/1988The Constitution (62nd Amendment) Bill for reducing the voting age from 21 to 18 years receives Parliamentary approval.
7/25/1992Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma sworn in as the ninth President of India. He remain in this office from July 25, 1992 to July 25, 1997.
3/20/1921Dr. P. C. Alexander, Governor of Maharashtra, was born.
11/17/1999India beats New Zealand by seven wickets to win the one-day cricket series in New Delhi. Saurav Ganguly adjudged the 'man of the match' and 'man of the series'.
7/20/1998Mr. Jaswant Singh, Prime Minister's special envoy, and U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Strobe Talbott discuss nuclear non-proliferation and security-related issues in New Delhi.
1/1/1894Satyendranath Bose, Professor and famous Indian physics expert, was born, He worked with Albert Einstein for some time.
2/20/1999India and Pakistan signed a formal agreement for launching the Delhi-Lahore bus service.
8/25/1981Sharad Pawar, Maharashtra leader, elected the President of Congress.