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Historical Event on 6/17/1976
Montreal Olympics opens.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/27/1941 | Japanese forces land in Indo-China. |
| 9/24/1861 | Madame Bhikaji Rustom Cama, mother of the Indian Revolution, was born in Bombay. From an early age she took interest in social and political work. |
| 10/2/1944 | Gandhiji was presented a purse of Rs 110 lakhs (£ 8,25,000) for Kasturba Memorial on his 75th birthday. |
| 4/30/1958 | Shiekh Abdulla taken into custody. |
| 6/14/1987 | Rajiv Gandhi, PM, rules out termination of Rs. 1700 crore Bofors gun deal. |
| 4/1/1889 | Dr. Keshavrao Baliram Hedgewar, politician and founder of Rashtriya Swayansewak Sangh (RSS), was born. |
| 4/1/1889 | Origin of Fasli Era (India). |
| 2/27/1854 | Lord Dalhousie captured Jhansi under the East India Company. |
| 11/9/1897 | Kotamaraju Rama Rao, founder-editor of Lucknow's ""National Herald"", was born at Chirala. He was referred by Gandhiji as 'Fighting Edit |
| 11/9/1897 | Alauddin Khalji conquered the throne of Delhi. In July declared himself as the Sultan. |
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