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Historical Event on 11/17/1857

Sir Colin Campbell, British Army Officer, managed to supress Indian Mutiny sepoys at Lucknow.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/27/1998Homi J. H. Taleyarkhan, Gandhian, Congressman and former Sikkim Governor, dies at 86.
2/24/1995A full Bench comprising Chief Justice M.M. Pareed Pillai, TV Ramakrishna and P. Shanmugam of the Kerala High Court quashed the words ""incestuous adultery"", ""adultery coupled with cruelty"" and ""adultery coupled with desertion"" contained in Section 10 of Indian (Christian) Divorce Act.
11/16/1713Chhatrapati Shahu appointed Balaji Vishwanath, a very remarkable man in Maratha history, as 'Peshwa'.
7/1/1992Major changes in Exim policy-farming and repacking included under the definition of 'manufacturer'.
7/1/1928Fifteen people were killed in Calcutta as Hindus attacked Muslims.
11/5/1928R. V. S. Perishastri, former Chief Election Commissioner of India, was born.
2/1/1948Marathi Sanshodhan Mandal' established.
9/19/2000Gopi Chand of India falls to Henderawan of Indonesia in the quarter-finals of the badminton event at the Sydney Olympics.
8/30/1645Indians and Dutch sign the peace treaty.
11/3/1992Premnath, hero and villan of Hindi film industry, passed away.