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Historical Event on 1/17/1601

Akbar, after eight month's siege, entered Asirgarh one of the strongest forts in India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/26/1991Sharad Pawar joins Union Cabinet as Defence Minister.
8/16/1980Communal riots continue; death toll in Uttar Pradesh City hits 130.
10/29/1992Komar Singh, the first Indian Ambassador to Israel, presented credentials to President Chain Herzog in Jerusalem.
2/15/1992Kesri Publications started the first Indian newspaper in `Brail' lipi (language).
8/29/2000Supreme Court releases of 115 'Veerappan aides' on bail or otherwise till further orders.
1/1/19958th World Tamil Conference begins in Madurai.
1/10/1616Sir Thomas Row, first English Ambassador, submitted his identification to Emperor Jahangir at Ajmer.
4/13/1994United Arab Emirates lost to India in its first official ODI.
12/6/1997Nine persons killed and over 60 injured in bomb blasts in three trains which left Chennai. Blasts occurred in Tiruchi, Erode (Tamil Nadu) and Trissur in Kerala.
1/24/19953,400 meter long tunnel at Barcem piercing through the Karmali Ghat in Canacona taluka on the Konkan railway route in Goa completed at an approximate cost of Rs. 50 million.