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Historical Event on 10/17/1903
7th Madras Infantry was re-established as 67th Punjabi Infantary.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/5/1930 | Gandhiji was arrested and imprisoned without trial. As a result there was ''hartal'' (strike)all over India. Over 100,000 people were jailed before the end of the year. |
| 11/8/1991 | K.P.S. Gill reappointed DGP in Punjab. |
| 10/29/1964 | Priceless and irreplaceable gems, including the famed 'Star of India' of 563.35 carats and 2.5 inches in diameter, were stolen from the American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA, in a daring burglary. An alarm system was discontinued years ago as was the all-night guard in the gem hall, both for reasons of economy. The jewels were uninsured due to high-priced premiums. There were other jewels too that were also robbed during this time. |
| 6/28/1883 | Shivprasad Gupta, social reformer, politician, leader, philanthropist, freedom fighter and educationist, was born at Varanasi. |
| 7/17/1992 | Lok Sabha rejects no-trust motion. |
| 7/17/1992 | Akbar's Vajir-E-Ajam 'Bairam Khan' was assassinated at Patan, Gujarat by an Afghan assassin Mubarak Khan Lohani ( whose father was slain by Bairam Khan) in the battle of Machiwara. |
| 9/28/1929 | Lata Mangeshkar, great playback singer, was born. |
| 10/2/1845 | First Shipping Company of India started. |
| 10/11/1876 | Saint Gadgebaba, Bengali story writer and novelist, was born. |
| 1/16/1999 | Ritwick Bhattacharya (Delhi) and Mekhala Subedar (Maharashtra) won the men's and women's titles in the National squash championship in Calcutta. |
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