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Historical Event on 8/17/1780

Indian Governor General Warren Hastings duel with Francis to settle personal and official quarrels. Francis was wounded but survived.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/7/199922 persons are killed and six injured when an AN-32 transport aircraft of the IAF crashes at Pappankulam near Indira Gandhi International Airport in south-west Delhi.
11/9/1993Tamil Nadu Assembly urges the Centre to amend Constitution to retain 69\% reservation for backward classes.
7/25/1988Sikh extremists kill the chief priest of the Golden Temple in Amritsar.
9/12/1974. C. Yohannan at Teheran, sets record for LJ in 8.07.
8/18/1979Vasantrao Naik, former Chief Minister of Maharashtra, died.
11/14/1957Children's Day.
12/29/1927Hakim Ajmal Khan, freedom fighter, litterateur and a true patriot, died.
3/30/1999Services regained team title in the national boxing championship in Visakhapatnam.
10/29/1851British Indian Association was established in Bengal with Radha Kanta Dev as president and Devendranath Tagore as the Secretary.
1/20/1993Captain Karamjeet Singh, first Pramveer Chakra Awardee, passed away.